When I read these quotes, my football players instantly came
to mind. If we were to always win our games, we would never have those teachable
moments that are built from reviewing film from week to week, game after game.
Although winning is great, don’t get me wrong. However, the sense of
accomplishment that the players feel after working really hard and growing
throughout the season is something that can only be experienced by failing
first and then succeeding.
So as I was reflecting about my football players, I see how
this relates to my classroom experience. I am one of the students that has been
really discouraged this year, I have been very open about it. Much of my discouragement
has come from influences that are outside of my control, however, some are
within my control. I will use my first evaluation by Dr. Montrois as an
example, it was good, but he gave me several tips to make it much better, such
as sharing the workload with my students so that I am not trying to do it all
by myself. The next time he returned, I felt a great sense of accomplishment when
I had improved. Had it been perfect to begin with, I would have not have had
those learning opportunities. So in this regard, I completely agree that
success is developed from failures. And perhaps, I should take the advice I
would give my own players… never give up, nothing is ever accomplished without
hard work, sweat and tears.
I love your post Jonathan. I truly believe that we learn the best lessons in life from failures. I think the concept is something we should model in our classroom. Often times in today's society everyone has the sense of entitlement an no one wants to work for anything. It baffles me beyond belief. My dad used to call it "pride in ownership" He would say if you want something, work for it. You will appreciate it all the more than if I just give it to you. Hated to hear that as a teenager but I find myself sharing it often with my students.
ReplyDeleteI love your post Jonathan. I truly believe that we learn the best lessons in life from failures. I think the concept is something we should model in our classroom. Often times in today's society everyone has the sense of entitlement an no one wants to work for anything. It baffles me beyond belief. My dad used to call it "pride in ownership" He would say if you want something, work for it. You will appreciate it all the more than if I just give it to you. Hated to hear that as a teenager but I find myself sharing it often with my students.
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