A new look at the teaching of failure

Originally published at: https://eduk8.me/2017/03/new-look-teaching-failure/

By: airpix Failure is all the rage in education circles these days—but not in the ways you might assume. Today’s failure conversation is less about academic grades or the achievement gap and more about how children react to personal letdowns, lapses, and losses. While this emphasis on the emotional aspect of learning is well intentioned, it…