Six years ago I was introduced to the work of Carol Dweck. I loved learning about the idea of a growth mindset and a fixed mindset. Those concepts have revolutionized the way I look at learning and talent. But what impacted me the most was her discussion of failure- that how we view failure is a critical factor which determines our level of overall success. Basically, in the growth mindset, failure is seen as a temporary situation which indicates a need for more learning and effort: “I don’t get this yet, but I believe with more practice I will” or “What can I do to get better at this?“ would be the thoughts and statements reflecting this view of failure. [Read more…] about Learning from failure: failing forward for students
