1.1 Inspirational Quote

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  Posted by CUNY Mindset Initiative on December 26, 2023 at 4:27 pm

  1.1 Inspirational Quote

  “Failure is a greater teacher than success.”​

  —  Clarissa Pinkola Estés

  💬  Discussion:

  1. Respond to this quote: Comment, reflect, agree/disagree, share a similar or contradictory quote, or provide an example to support or reject this quote. You may use text, video, audio, etc.
  2. Respond constructively and substantively (≥2 sentences) to another participant’s comments.

• Julia Sneeringer

  Participant

  July 15, 2024 at 11:15 am

  To be honest, it’s tough to think of a profound response on the fly like this. I’m here to hear what this workshop is all about and see what I can learn.
  Mélida Sánchez

  Participant

  July 15, 2024 at 11:15 am

  We learn from failure. It shouldn’t be a deterrent, on the contrary. You fall, you get up.
  Shawna M. Brandle (she/her)

  Member

  July 15, 2024 at 11:15 am

  The sum total of my pedagogical training in graduate school was 2 minutes on orientation day, where one speaker said, “procrastinate your teaching, so it doesn’t take up too much time.”  I’m very glad to see that the TLC at the Graduate Center, and professional development across CUNY, has advanced substantially since 2005 ;o)
  Olena Zhadko

  Participant

  July 15, 2024 at 11:15 am

  Completely agree! Learning typically requires lots of trial and errors, and lots of persistence.
  John Beaumont

  Participant

  July 15, 2024 at 11:15 am

  Lee Schere (he/him) wrote:Agreed, though failure is the kind of teacher you often appreciate in retrospect rather than in the moment!

  Yes, timing might be out of our hands in many cases. Hopefully not all!
  Cortanay Parker

  Member

  July 15, 2024 at 11:15 am

  I agree with this quote because failure allows you to work through your mistakes and build your work ethic. If everything went our way, we would not would not have increased skills or growth.
  Angela Loguercio (she/her)

  Member

  July 15, 2024 at 11:16 am

  I agree with the idea of the quotation, “Failure is a greater teacher than success” but not necessarily with the word “failure.” However, I would prefer to rephrase the quote as “Mistakes are greater teachers than successes.” When we make mistakes or do not do something well the first time, we pay more attention to what we did and how we can make improvements. We can then learn how to do better and will do better. Mistakes are a form of feedback. I don not like the term “failure” because of the sense of finality to it.

  I encourage my students to not fear making mistakes. I stress that mistakes show us what we can learn better and where we need to place our attention.
  Nicolle Valerie Fernandes (She/her/hers)

  Participant

  July 15, 2024 at 11:16 am

  I completely agree with this quote. I say this all the time to my students “It is in the times of greatest discomfort that the greatest learning occurs.
  If you are comfortable, then you have likely already learned or even mastered a particular skill. It is nice to be successful and get that positive feedback, however, one must push themselves and recognize that failure is a stepping stone to success.
  Therefore, I encourage students to seek out opportunities that are outside of their comfort zone, accepting that it is acceptable to fail before they can truly learn and be successful.
  Quintis Pinder

  Member

  July 15, 2024 at 11:16 am

  Nothing beats a failure but a try.
  Alison Abreu (She/Her/)

  Member

  July 15, 2024 at 11:16 am

  Failure can be a harsh way by which to learn. However, it helps to narrow the path towards success. Failure, forces you to identify what went wrong and how to improve.
  Mahatapa Palit

  Participant

  July 15, 2024 at 11:16 am

  Failure is a greater teacher than success. Failure teaches us where we can improve. Success itself does not teach us how we can improve. Learning to improve is like climbing a ladder that takes us to higher heights. And for that reason failure is a greater teacher.
  Qin (She)

  Member

  July 15, 2024 at 11:16 am

  “Failure is a greater teacher than success.”​

  — Clarissa Pinkola Estés

  💬 Discussion:

  Respond to this quote: Comment, reflect, agree/disagree, share a similar or contradictory quote, or provide an example to support or reject this quote. You may use text, video, audio, etc.

  This quote is an excellent reminder of reframing failure. Rather than seeing it as the end of something, it’s a reminder that failure can be seen as the beginning of something else. I like to remind my students this throughout the semester if they’re feeling discouraged about a failure on their exam or assignment. I also like to add that something failure means not yet, rather than a no.
  Cynthia Olvina (she/her/hers)

  Participant

  July 15, 2024 at 11:16 am

  I completely understand where you are coming from. I find that learning  can be early or late and it is with this where I need to work on my reflection time and how I soak up information to improve myself.
  Gordon Alley-Young (he/him/his/il/lui)

  Member

  July 15, 2024 at 11:16 am

  I like how you frame what could be a negative into a positive as learning what we are and are not capable of and as always ending with a success.
  Careen Purcell

  Member

  July 15, 2024 at 11:17 am

  Failure is more of a setback, provides the opportunity for perseverance and persistence