Failure By Design
The New York Times reports on a Smith College program called “Failing Well” that is aimed at helping high achieving students “cope with basic setbacks” and “destigmatize failure.” The article digs into why some of the highest performing students, struggle to deal with simple struggles, and how natural learning experiences that involve failure and setbacks are critical for future successes. “What we’re trying to teach is that failure is not a bug of learning, it’s the feature.”
