12/5 Failure and Learning

Failure can in a round about way cause learning. My first graders are working to learn how to subtract three-digit numbers with regrouping. Today during homework club several students forgot to borrow and got incorrect answers. Thier mistakes created an opportunity for learning. We practiced the steps and before I knew it they were solving problems independently. Failure can also help teachers as well. I have had lessons that did not go the way I planned. Because of the setbacks I was able to re-evaluate what I wanted and changes they way I presented the information to the class. Failure can be disapointing at first, but can be turned into a positive opportunity for learning.