Kids Need to Learn to Fail substack shorts
In this video, Dr. Justin Baeder discusses how parent pressure around grades can undermine students’ chance to learn from failure.
Key Takeaways
- Failure Builds Resilience - Students need opportunities to struggle and fail in supportive environments so they can develop toughness.
- Parent Involvement Has Shifted - More parent engagement now centers on protecting students from discomfort rather than supporting growth.
- Grade Pressure Is Real - Requests to bump an 88% to a 90% reflect a growing focus on outcomes over learning.
- Principals Must Hold the Line - School leaders need clear expectations around grading and student responsibility when families push for exceptions.
Full Transcript
And now the parents are bringing in cookies and decorating locker rooms and buses, and, you know, God bless them. I mean, they're trying, but the kids need to learn how to fail in an environment. That makes them tougher. And I think the same thing goes with the classroom. We get a lot more parents coming in, but it seems a lot more geared at...
You know, what are you doing as a teacher? How come my kid's getting an 88% and not a 90? Can't we just bump that up to a 90%? And it's... That's changed.
I think, as far as the parents go, in the school district, you're exactly right.
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