CTE New Teacher Institute Forum: "You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try."

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Sunday, October 12, 2014

"You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try."

I think this quotes means a lot. As humans we are bound to fail at one point in time of our lives, rather its when we are children, teens or adults. It inevitable to happen, but how we react to failure is what determines who we are. I personally would rather try a task 100x and fail rather than not try at all. When it comes to us CTE teachers it is very important that we accept the fact that some of our lesson plans are going to fail. Some our students are not going to be the angels that we want them to be but we still have to try to teach them as much as we can. Personally teaching at an urban school has shown me a lot when it comes to failing. Though some of the students have labels of trouble makers and misfits, I REFUSE to give up on that student, because I feel like if I FAIL to educate that student, that student could FAIL at life. That child's life could be "doomed" if I don't at least try to steer him/her in the right direction.

2 comments:

Unknown said...: I agree with your post. The only thing that beats a “TRY” is a “FAIL” and it should not be an option to never “TRY”. Teaching young adults that a failure only makes you stronger is important. Young adults today must be resilient to failure and understand that failing does not make one a failure. We as teachers must be on the front line to teach this lesson. The lesson is learned everyday by students who don’t make a passing grade on every assignment. We are in the position to teach this lesson best and offer encouragement to try again and never give up.; October 21, 2014 at 4:18:00 PM EDT
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