Our country seems to have a "no fail" mindset and it's a dangerous way to look at things. If someone missteps in a game, we attack them. If someone has a bad day, we chew them out for being hostile. If someone trips up, we feel the need to order them around. It's a dangerous way to think. Allow me to explain:
The current generation seems absolutely afraid of failure in any capacity. They will lie, cheat, steal and kill to get ahead. They learned it from somewhere, folks. We absolutely must teach our kids that it is okay to fail sometimes. Failure is where we learn the most. You see, it's not about teaching them to never fail but, instead, to teach them how to react to failure. We must teach them that failures can be important lessons and we must study and dissect what went wrong to create a new effort.
We also must enforce that cheaters should not win. I say this because, clearly, sometimes it happens. We must teach our kids that cheating doesn't achieve your goal; hard work does! We must teach them that the rewards reaped are much greater when we work hard and plan well. We must teach them that we should always strive toward a goal but if we miss the first time, we can get up, dust off and try again.
No fail can be dangerous. Let's teach this generation about learning through mistakes.
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