Blog #8

If every student learned from mistakes, as soon as they carried out the act; then student’s progress would flow positively forward. A mistake can be a good thing because it teaches right from wrong.

So the benefit of my mistake in this blog is to help teenage students unravel the mysteries of theirs, to deal with issues positively, as soon as the mistakes are made.

I came from a family of four boys. My father worked, and my mother held the role of housewife. My parents were not wealthy, but my parents always provided what any young child needs; a roof over his head, three meals a day, rules and discipline, encouragement at school, and unconditional love – even though when I had done something wrong and they punished me with the back end of a wooden spoon in the unforgettable kitchen, I used to think they hated me!

My father had a habit of leaving his rolled tie, handkerchief, pound notes and pocket change on the kitchen table before going to bed. Usually, he would leave home before my brothers and I went to primary school the next morning. One morning I woke up early and realised it was too good an opportunity to resist.

Some weeks later my parents invited me into the kitchen, and asked how I managed to buy a brand new Batmobile? And why I had left it in a hidden area by the side of the garage?

To the contrary they loved me completely, and the only reason they reprimanded me was to help me understand the extent of my mistake. Now though the new rules prohibiting punishment of this kind often do not have the same desired effect.

Students generally repeat the same kind of mistakes until it finally registers, and even then they sometimes keep doing it time and time again. If I can instill something into students it would be learning positively from mistakes and not repeating them.

Life seemed like an eternity when I was young, but now it makes me wish I had learned from all of my mistakes more efficiently; never repeating them!

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