ABSTRACT
Learning to embrace failure is hardly easy; however, once again, if students learn more about their brain and how it works, failure is an easier pill to swallow. Students who internalize the understanding of the plasticity of the brain and the functional changes in the brain that occur when we learn can deal more constructively with setbacks. It is imperative that teachers develop a climate in their classroom where failure is celebrated and students learn to reflect and redirect so that they can approach a challenging task in a new way or with more effort. Teachers can model the behavior themselves in the classroom. When students consciously take the opportunity to learn from all of their errors, they will approach the unsuccessful task in a new way or with more effort. Educators who value the importance of providing challenging opportunities for students find that students react to the challenge in different ways.
