Comments on: Failure Is Not An Option…But It Should Be!

By: abtajofromjimma

abtajofromjimma — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:21:22 +0000

hello sir/madam,
i'm from Ethiopia.the things that you heve disscused above are fantastic and good.And i want to ask you one basic question that is contradicted in different texts.The question is as follow:
Is it error more sereous make hinderance in communication than mistakes?or Mistake is more difficult than errors?please, discuss on these questions.

By: R. Med

R. Med — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:37:32 +0000

I enjoy your posts and this is definitely one of my favorites. I will link to it in one my future posts.
I believe, as I am sure you do, in being born to learn from our failures. nobody, even the gifted, is immune from experiencing failure in his life. It is part and parcel of the process. As babies we learn to stand up and take a step or two, but the option of falling again is THERE!

By: Melissa C. Tran

Melissa C. Tran — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:21:45 +0000

I read and enjoyed all of your articles this evening but I really identified with this one. There is a popular song by Jason Mraz that includes the lyric “I reckon it’s again my turn to win some or learn some” and the 1st time I heard it I thought about what a great perspective that is and that I hope that young people really hear it when they listen to that song. I’m big believer in \problem as opportunity\ and in teaching kids that it’s better to try and fail than not to try at all, and that failure is just an invitation back to the drawing board. Thanks for a great read!

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Diigo University- Day 1 « Life in the Renaissance — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:55:55 +0000

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By: Mike Fisher

Mike Fisher — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:14:11 +0000

This is great–and I just wanted to add my two cents. What about shifting the kids out of their comfort zones–shifting their preferred modalities in order to do the work they need to do. I agree that sometimes gifted kids appear lazy, but what if it’s the teachers that are lazy–and are not giving them the appropriate differentiated activity? Perhaps this comes down to choices and tiered learning and motivation/engagement. (Like everything else?) I love what you’ve shared here, and I will be sharing it this coming school year as I work with teachers around designing curriculum with the gifted child in mind. Thanks!

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