failure

I think we all as teachers must sort through our opinions about failure. I do find that there are taboo’s and things that teacher’s won’t discuss at the lunch table. One of those sensitive areas has to do with “being tough” and “dropping grades” and how we grade because each of us have deep seated opinions on this one about what is the right way to grade. It is not bad for kids to see it done many different ways because they’ll have many different bosses and life isn’t always consistent and fair.