http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/10/failure-is-back-in-seattle-high-schools/ Thinking and Linking by Joanne Jacobs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:52:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/10/failure-is-back-in-seattle-high-schools/#comment-40228 Anita Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:33:59 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/?p=5913#comment-40228 How can anyone know true success if they never know failure? A student should only receive a 4.0 who has worked hard to EARN it. Self-esteem comes when you learn to work hard for something. How can anyone know true success if they never know failure? A student should only receive a 4.0 who has worked hard to EARN it. Self-esteem comes when you learn to work hard for something.

]]> http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/10/failure-is-back-in-seattle-high-schools/#comment-40227 allen Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:57:28 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/?p=5913#comment-40227 I wonder what the duties of a Chief Academic Office amount too? I mean other then to provide convenient rationalizations to explain why grades should have no meaning? I wonder what the duties of a Chief Academic Office amount too? I mean other then to provide convenient rationalizations to explain why grades should have no meaning?

]]> http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/10/failure-is-back-in-seattle-high-schools/#comment-40226 anon Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:27:12 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/?p=5913#comment-40226 Poor kiddies. This will hurt their self-esteem. Now they'll never learn. Poor kiddies. This will hurt their self-esteem. Now they’ll never learn.

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