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Learning to Fail
March 15, 2012
When we see the face of a child, we think of the future.
-Desmond Tutu
-Desmond Tutu
"I've spent enough time in high schools to know teenagers will never be perfect. They do silly things, mess up, fall down, and lack confidence. The ability to bounce back is a fundamental life skill students have to learn on their own. The lessons of failure can't be taught in the classroom; they are experienced and reflected upon.... Failure is about growth, learning, overcoming, and moving on. Let's allow young people to fail."
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Displaying 1 CommentInternational Early Childhood Consultant
Leominster, MA, United States
This article reminds me of a quote the late infant specialist, Magda Gerber wrote about toddlers:
“Learning to fall, getting up again and moving on is the best preparation for life.” Magda Gerber
I would like to add, it really isn't any different for teenagers, infact for all of us, because falling down and getting up again is a life time process.
Respectfully,
Diana Suskind, RIE Associate
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