Effort and Failure
Effort and Failure

Effort and Failure

Effort brings with it the risk of failure. @LearningSpy

Question is, how do we encourage our students to invest more effort at the expense of even greater failure?

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2 Comments

  1. Tough one isn’t it. I think part of the solution is a relentless belief that every student can make excellent progress. If we believe it maybe they will. Whenever they say I can’t do it, respond with you can’t do it yet. I think we need to have the same belief that all teachers can be outstanding

    Cheers, David

    1. Kristian Still

      Two or my favourite discuss points on ‘I can’t do it,’ – yes the yet is a powerful one and two more….

      Success comes in cans – failures comes in cants. A little sickly but useful.Failure is fertiliser.

      Ask students to fold their arms, then unfold them and refold them the other way? It is not that its wrong, but something new can feel a little uncomfortable to start with.

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