Two of the dirtiest F-words in the English language can be found in the debate surrounding K-12 education in Indiana: failure and fairness. How can they both be dirty words? One is too often and too ...

But the greatest mistake we make in public education is underestimating the capacity of our children to learn. Under the banner of self-esteem we whitewash failure. We demand more of kids on football ...

You often hear that failure provides an opportunity for learning. Indeed, it is intuitively appealing to assume that people will use their failure experiences as means toward finding success.