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The stories in the book are stitched together like a quilt giving you an overview of the mosaic of failure but also shining a light on the components of failure. The stories provide an insight into how you can create the conditions where you''re going to take risks together and then experience failure together. The narratives are from people who examined their favorite failures, pulled the stories apart and provided us with an opportunity to understand how failure is not just one moment or one set of emotions. These stories provide us with a glimpse into how we can approach teaching, learning and setbacks with more humility and more humanity. It's more than just about getting unstuck, because failure has its own shape, it's own momentum, and shapes who we are all trying to become.



Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter One: Expectation

Chapter Two: Frozen

Chapter Three: Curiosity

Chapter Four: Disappointment

Chapter Five: Perspective

Chapter Six: Guilt

Chapter Seven: Surprise

Chapter Eight: Embarrassment

Chapter Nine: Honesty

Chapter Ten: Humility

Epilogue

References

About the Authors

My Favorite Failure

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      Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
      Publication Date: 1/10/2022 12:04:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781475856576, 978-1475856576
      ISBN10: 1475856571

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The stories in the book are stitched together like a quilt giving you an overview of the mosaic of failure but also shining a light on the components of failure. The stories provide an insight into how you can create the conditions where you''re going to take risks together and then experience failure together. The narratives are from people who examined their favorite failures, pulled the stories apart and provided us with an opportunity to understand how failure is not just one moment or one set of emotions. These stories provide us with a glimpse into how we can approach teaching, learning and setbacks with more humility and more humanity. It's more than just about getting unstuck, because failure has its own shape, it's own momentum, and shapes who we are all trying to become.



      Table of Contents

      Preface

      Acknowledgements

      Introduction

      Chapter One: Expectation

      Chapter Two: Frozen

      Chapter Three: Curiosity

      Chapter Four: Disappointment

      Chapter Five: Perspective

      Chapter Six: Guilt

      Chapter Seven: Surprise

      Chapter Eight: Embarrassment

      Chapter Nine: Honesty

      Chapter Ten: Humility

      Epilogue

      References

      About the Authors

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