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

As a human being, to me this means that if I don’t try I will never know my own greatness or lack there of in a particular area.  As A CTE teacher this means that even though I know that I am fighting an uphill battle with all of the demands that are placed on me by the school system, if I do not try at all I will not accomplish anything for my students or me.  But, if I try and I fail or succeed at least I can say that I gave it my all.  I can feel good about doing what I know is right even in what I feel is a somewhat unfair situation.  I can be confident in the decisions that I make and the requests and results that I seek.  I can sleep at night knowing that I have served my students to the best of my ability.  All in all, this quote says to me that you must keep trying even though it may be disappointing at times because the alternative is much worse. The only people who loose in a situation where I give up are the students and to me, that is doom.