Learning from Mistakes
Understand that making mistakes is a normal part of learning and that everyone — including adults — makes mistakes, and begin to see mistakes as opportunities to learn rather than reasons to give up
What a learner can do afterwards
- Describe a time they made a mistake and what they learned from it
- Respond to a mistake by trying again rather than giving up
- Explain why mistakes help people learn
The lesson
Everyone makes mistakes. Even grown-ups make mistakes every day. Mistakes are not bad. They help you learn something new.
Mia tries to tie her shoes. She gets it wrong three times. On her fourth try, she gets it right.
When you make a mistake, stop and breathe. Then try again. You get better each time you try.
Never say 'I can't do it.' Say 'I can't do it yet.' That one word changes everything.
Mistakes are simply steps that help you learn and grow.
Watch it
Where it sits
Learn first
This opens up
Where this leads
Jobs that lean on this skill. Follow one to see everything it is built on.
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.