Collegiate catch up
I can remember a course in dendrology (the study of trees) I once took. It is a subject that on the surface I love. Such things as leaf , bark, floral and twig classification as well as memorizing genus and species names were included.
Imagine my horror to be expecting at least a B and seeing an F! This happened in 3 instances before I reprogrammed my work habits and expectations! I had to double down 3 times as hard and just got out of the course with a C! Used to being graded on the "curve" I hadn't expected a straight 60, 70, .80 90 system that put most students into the D and F category!
At Smith's women's college in Massachusetts This shell shocking has been taken one step further. Names of those students are posted who fail. They are visible for all to see!
The objective here is to immerse students in coping with a phobia mentioned extensively here in WA. Fear of failure! In an era of critical needs for success in times of job uncertainty colleges are "getting it"! Practical application is tempered into the curriculum more and more!
Further information to choose to read available at this site!
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/0...
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I never will fail, my business will just not be working well. I then will do some corrections to it till it will work. And with every correction I will have learned what doesn't work.
Thanks for sharing this post and I believe this should done a little more for the kids today
I enjoyed this article. It is a good example of how being truthful is the best way to go. Having our students or children "protected" from failure is false protection.
Those of us who learned how to use a computer, when computers were first on the market, learned by making mistakes.
I learned more when I messed up than when I got it right.
Approaching failure with a positive attitude is a wonderful lesson to teach our young people!
Thank you for another great post, Mike.
Mike - This will be a challenge for those modern day students hiding in their safe zones.
Back when I attended the Prof's would throw our composition papers out on a table in front of his/her office with a big red letter grade on the cover for all to see.
Students would dig around in the pile searching for their paper while getting the chance to see how others performed.
I like what Smith's is doing. It creates a competitive environment and puts under performing students on notice that they need to up their game.
Thanks for sharing.
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A ccurriculum that is necessary in today's learning institutes. Thanks for sharing this Mike.