From Reuters via a little birdie:
Jul 20, 9:02 AM (ET)
LONDON (Reuters) - The word "fail" should be banned from use in British classrooms and replaced with the phrase "deferred success" to avoid demoralizing pupils, a group of teachers has proposed.
Members of the Professional Association of Teachers (PAT) argue that telling pupils they have failed can put them off learning for life.
A spokesman for the group said it wanted to avoid labeling children. "We recognize that children do not necessarily achieve success first time," he said.
"But I recognize that we can't just strike a word from the dictionary," he said.
The PAT said it would debate the proposal at a conference next week.
Oh Jeezuz. They need to have a idea-session with the SANKOFA people so they can leverage each others' unique and equally-valid perspectives. I mean really. What The Fuck?
I hate to break it to you, PAT, but sometimes one FAILS in Life.
And why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves up again.
-Bruce Wayne's father.
