Quinn Brown writes:
Using My Contributions to Learn from Any Chair while Remembering Rule Number 6
Success and failure is hard concept that not even I have mastered. I am far from it. As a student in school I knew the feeling of success and I stressed myself out to remain successful. I should have seen my success and my accomplishments as a chance to think outside of the box or take a risk. However, I saw it as a trap. I think that students are not able to escape the rules that have been set for the game of failure and success. In school students often see success and failure in a black and white perspective. They never see it in shades of grey, which they should. They don’t see the room they have to improve. They box themselves up in a failure or successful category. Zander & Zander (2000) mention contribution in Chapter 1. In the classroom students should contribute what they can to the overall learning experience. Contribution will turn into growth and growth will eventually turn into success.
I believe the biggest issue that most people have is we are, are own worst critics. We tend to be harder on ourselves that others so when we are not where we think we should be or doing what we think we should be doing we get stuck and thinking outside the box becomes a struggle. But it is clear that without those struggles, failures and trys we don't grow and keep striving for success. I do think through those experiences you build a better you and you a success because you made the effort. As an educator I believe it is important the we give our students the chance to fail without penalty so they will continue to learn and try, we should provide them with the grey area in some instances. The beauty is that we give them opportunities to improve as individuals!
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