I failed at/I suceeded at

2/7/2025

Eve

2/7/2025 06:51:34 pm

Eve
Stunning that most of the stories of failure that jump out first, are stories about school. About being judged and found wanting.

Sarah
So many of our conceptions of failure /failing are contextualized in school/schooling... what a beautiful potential exists for fostering feelings of success!!

Daniela
a big red X across an entire page of my writing accompanied by "NO" in a blue test booklet from an english teacher i despised. i took a step back and realized that, in fact, it was she who failed me. never do i use red on my students' work.

David
I was in 1st grade in a catholic school and did not complete one homework assignment. I was a teacher's pet and nerd. I was used to good grades and complements. I walk to the teacher at her desk so she can check my homework. She looks at it, looks at me with disgust, and yells that it is incomplete and I need to finish it. I said that my dad helped me. She yells that it's because they don't speak English and need to speak it to help me. She puts a big red X on the page. I walk back to my desk in the back of the room. The other kids give me consoling looks. I do my best not to cry.

Rasha
I failed at writing my first college essay. Professor asked, "Was this some kind of joke?"

Eve
I failed at making an acceptable page of lowercase 'i's in 1st grade. She said, "Don't make them like lollipops." I didn't get it. I figured that dot was important, otherwise why have it there at all? She tore my page up in front of the class.

Eve
I failed at sleeping. Over and over.

I failed at/I suceeded at

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