"Whether our students fear the dark, monsters, heights, some other imagined horror, or something more real such as family troubles or bullying, everyone is afraid of something. For students in our schools those fears probably include something that is an inherent part of our society and our educational system – failure."
Interesting inights.
Everyone is afraid of something. However, we need to encourage our students not to fear failure, but embrace it as a natural part of the learning process.
One area where failure is naturally integrated is games-based learning where progress is built on the concept of experimentation - failure and adaptation.