Outliers Chapter 4 By Sarah Madison Kate and

Outliers Chapter 4 By Sarah, Madison, Kate and Alex

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Flow Chart Box 1 Chris Langan: Grew up poor with his father absent for most of his life Full ride scholarship to Reed University; very bright and intelligent Lost scholarship because his mother forgot to fill out financial aid form then he dropped out Years later he enrolled at Montana State University Transmission in his car broke so he decided to ask to switch class times so

Flow Chart Box 2 Robert Oppenheimer: Came from a very wealthy, supportive family He went to Harvard and then to Cambridge to get his doctorate in Physics He became unstable and tried to poison his tutor and was put on probation by the university Years later after the incident with many accusations of being a Communist, he was hired to lead the atomic bomb effort for WWII

Flow Chart Box 3 Practical intelligence is the kind of skill that allows a person to talk their way out of trouble or secure a job for which they are unqualified Practical Intelligence is not something you are born with; it is something you are taught Wealthy Family Parents: highly involved in their child's life, keeping them busy with activities and sports, learned a sense of entitlement Poor Parents: Children grow up and develop on their own, independent, learn to accept and cope with hardships instead of trying to change them

Flow Chart Box 4 Terman’s Termites Some obtained degrees, had families, and made a good income Some dropped out of college or didn’t attend at all The difference between these two groups was their CLASS that they had been raised in Family background had a major influence on the actions that the termites took

Flow Chart Box 5 Oppenheimer Langan His parents encouraged activities, fostered his passions, taught him public speaking, introduced him to powerful people and made him not feel intimidated Parents were too busy and occupied with other things to teach him these life skills Wealthy family Never learned skills that later became very important for success like negotiating and Poor family

Group Activity Discuss in groups of 3 or 4 these questions: If it was Langan that poisoned his tutor would he have charges pressed against him? Or if Oppenheimer's mother forgot to fill out paperwork would they have let it slide by?

Venn Diagram: Langan Kicked out forgetting to file a financial form Parents were absent most of his life Grew up very poor Could not make it in academic world without a degree

Venn Diagram: Oppenheimer Wealthy family Grew up participating in activities and being taught crucial life skills by his parents He went to Harvard and then to Cambridge to get his doctorate in Physics Tried to poison this tutor with chemicals from the lab and then was put on probation

Venn Diagram: Similarities Both were very intelligent from a young age Both attended highly rated universities Both got in trouble from the universities they were attending