Fear of Failure Article Debrief by Tonya Luster https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7 This is for you to brainstorm what each of the different ways students deal with the possibility of failure might look like. en-us 2017-07-05 13:42:02 UTC 2025-10-08 14:50:34 UTC hello@padlet.com Success-Oriented Students tonya_luster https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178109655 2017-07-05 13:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178109655 Overstrivers tonya_luster https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178109679 2017-07-05 13:45:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178109679 Failure-Avoiding tonya_luster https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178109765 2017-07-05 13:45:41 UTC https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178109765 Failure-Accepting tonya_luster https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178109820 2017-07-05 13:46:06 UTC https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178109820 Asking can we repeat an activity, reminding about homework, asking questions when there is confusion, etc.. https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483255 2017-07-11 13:52:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483255 https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483281 These students would look like: hands raised, collaborating with peers, participating throughout the whole lesson, thinking "light bulbs" going off, smiles, and high-fives.]]> 2017-07-11 13:52:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483281 https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483295 "I passed and I didn't even study"]]> 2017-07-11 13:52:43 UTC https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483295 This is too hard for me https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483299 2017-07-11 13:52:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483299 These students are D students profesoramarkland https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483301 2017-07-11 13:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483301 I'll just take the L asakmarbpi https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483315 2017-07-11 13:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483315 student's saying "I don't know how to do this" without attempting https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483324 2017-07-11 13:53:02 UTC https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483324 Overstrivers https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483330 2017-07-11 13:53:04 UTC https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483330 Asking questions on how they can improve their work the next time. https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483344 2017-07-11 13:53:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483344 It doesn't matter anyway https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483353 2017-07-11 13:53:22 UTC https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483353 Overstrivers might get upset when they do not immediately understand. "I don't get this, I'm not doing this." https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483367 2017-07-11 13:53:30 UTC https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483367 Success-Oriented Students would say... cscook3 https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483407 "I wonder..."
"Let me look up..."
"Let me try this..." ]]> 2017-07-11 13:53:54 UTC https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483407 Failure Accepting - walking the halls https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483420 2017-07-11 13:54:01 UTC https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483420 Failure accepting- "I don't care https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483422 2017-07-11 13:54:01 UTC https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483422 camille_s_turner https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483437 Oftentimes, students that engage in failure-accepting or failure-avoiding behavior will give up before they even get started, practice avoidant behavior, or work to distract others from the task at hand so that they don't have to complete the work. This prevents them from failing at it. ]]> 2017-07-11 13:54:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483437 Students that are failure avoiding have internalized failure. They will benefit from a strong positive relationship with their teacher. laurenlloyd28 https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483461 2017-07-11 13:54:34 UTC https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483461 Overstrivers may talk about grades a lot with their peers, ask others what grades they received on certain assignments https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483476 2017-07-11 13:54:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483476 Failure accepting: Don't try and wait for help by the teacher or a peer agrover691 https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483479 2017-07-11 13:54:50 UTC https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483479 Overstrivers-- "I just study the night before" or really struggle with criticism or a bad grade because they're so used to being able to cram the night before-- oftentimes run into very difficult tasks later on when they get into higher level work camille_s_turner https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483483 2017-07-11 13:54:51 UTC https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483483 https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483496 2017-07-11 13:55:02 UTC https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483496 These students are motivated by their relationship with their teachers. mssmith6 https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483514 2017-07-11 13:55:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483514 I tried https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483521 2017-07-11 13:55:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483521 profesoramarkland https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483525 2017-07-11 13:55:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483525 Failure avoiding--behavior issues, class clown (succeed in other areas to avoid academic failure) https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483551 2017-07-11 13:55:38 UTC https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483551 Failure-Avoiding Students might say... cscook3 https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483570 "Ima walk the halls instead of going to class today because we have a quiz I might not pass."
"I think I know the answer, but I'm not going to share, for fear that I am wrong." 
"I don't want to be embarassed!"
"If I'm wrong, people will think I'm dumb."]]> 2017-07-11 13:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/tonya_luster/qxrxrhwbb8a7/wish/178483570