AERON CANDELARIA
Every human being aims to attain higher education. An education that would define their academic achievement. The importance of education does not just go along in academic approach but it also develops confidence and helps build the personality of a person. In certain extent of education, it does not only picture a positive outlook but also challenges along the process. Failure is part of educational fulfilment. Although well known for its negative connotation, failure is not a challenge but a motivational tool that is highly significant in maintaining equilibrium in higher education. On the other hand, one of the challenges of education is the system of teaching and learning itself. In addition with the challenging side of education is modernity. The advent of modern technology alters the human capacity to think lucidly, learn clearly, and act adeptly.
In Education, failure is unquestionably inevitable in every possible way. Everyone around the globe endured the agonizing truth of failure. However, failure has an ambiguity. Failure can either have a positive or negative implications. Optimistically, everyone should learn how to embrace the positive and negative side of failure for the reason that it will supress the inability to endure sufferings and life complications. At school, failing is like the end of everything. It ruins not only student’s self-esteem but also their motivation and determination. Hypothetically, students are not well-taught of how to channel failure into learnings. “Learning environments should be supportive, inspirational and free from looming sense of punishment for messing up” (Macdonald, 3), says Stefan Sikora, associate professor and schooling in Mount Royal University. Failing today is learning tomorrow, but without the aid of knowing how to create failure as a positive context failing is mainly failure. Educational system should not only nurture students to their full potential but they need to transform them into tolerant and broad minded individuals. The system should also push them beyond the limit of their endurance. With this capabilities students will accept failure and not only take failure as a positive tool towards greatness but use them as an inspiration and motivation to move forward. According to Moira Macdonald, “Accepting failure and harnessing it may be a key to the innovation that, we’re told, success will be built upon globalized economy” (Macdonald, 3). In depth understanding of failure one can learn how to procreate a new method of enduring the poignant reality of failure. Although recognized in its negative existence, failure for some are their motivational tool that lift them above humiliation of failing. Persistence, determination, and innovation are the fruits of failure. In order to yield the fruits of failure one should go deeper into the roots of failing. Nevertheless, everyone should always consider that failing along the educational pathway is a mere reflection of be...
