i, too, am only half-way through, but i agree with some of what is said, as i have thought those things myself. i will have to come back and comment when i finish the article. thanks for sharing.
One of the major points of the article seems to be Failure, and the stigma surrounding it in today's society.
The idea that Failure is always and ever a harmful experience, and should be avoided and buffered against whenever possible. That Failure is the greatest blow against a child's developing identity, worse, even, than moral corruption.
And then we're surprised when a person is caught cheating--at Scrabble, on their taxes, et cetera, et cetera.
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Date: 2006-08-07 04:12 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-08-07 04:25 pm (UTC)thanks for sharing.
Succesful Failure
Date: 2006-08-07 05:25 pm (UTC)The idea that Failure is always and ever a harmful experience, and should be avoided and buffered against whenever possible. That Failure is the greatest blow against a child's developing identity, worse, even, than moral corruption.
And then we're surprised when a person is caught cheating--at Scrabble, on their taxes, et cetera, et cetera.