SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2010
Wk1 Free Topic Post - Learning From Failure
I really agree with this article I saw in the Sydney Morning Herald. The article states that if we don’t let kids fail once in a while, it give them unrealistic expectations for life.
As a college teacher I saw this a whole lot. Many of my students were not concerned with doing their best because they always got what they wanted regardless of their effort. They had what I call a “blinding acceptance of mediocrity”.
I think back on my life and can clearly remember times I failed. It seems to stay with you and help motivate you to better things.
Here is a good site about recovering from failure. Overcoming Failure
This is the article.
Helicopter parents not doing enough to let children fail
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
As a college teacher I saw this a whole lot. Many of my students were not concerned with doing their best because they always got what they wanted regardless of their effort. They had what I call a “blinding acceptance of mediocrity”.
I think back on my life and can clearly remember times I failed. It seems to stay with you and help motivate you to better things.
Here is a good site about recovering from failure. Overcoming Failure
This is the article.
Helicopter parents not doing enough to let children fail
- THE belief that regular praise will improve the self-esteem of students has backfired, with educators urging over-anxious parents to let their children fail so they can learn from their mistakes.
- Rod Kefford, the headmaster of Barker College, has warned: ”We are creating a generation of very fearful learners and the quality of our intellectual life will suffer as a result.”
- in the 1960s, it was not uncommon for teachers to tell students bluntly that they had given a wrong answer.
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
@ Andrew - I loved your saying, "A blinding acceptance of mediocrity." My own way of characterizing the same phenomenon was to call it a "stunning lack of curiosity."
I noticed that the new graduates being hired didn't wonder about anything or share my amazement at the capacities of the human body or human spirit. After a couple of years of this, I think it is starting to turn around. I have noticed more of the nurses entering my classroom are getting excited about learning again...or maybe I'm just teaching better.
