The Importance of Teaching Our Students About Failure
The Importance of Teaching Our Students About Failure

In his Hindustan Times column, Vital Signs, OHT’s Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan examines why education must prepare students not only for examinations, but also for failure, setbacks, and uncertainty.  Reflecting on student suicides and academic pressure, he explains how equating marks with intelligence, worth, and future success can leave young people unprepared to cope with disappointment.  […]

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