Oh No! It’s a Mistake!

Mistakes are an unavoidable part of educational process. We all make them, even if we’re the teachers – and what’s wrong with that?

Well, there are so many wrong things about the mistakes, like:

• judging others by the mistakes they make
• feeling ashamed when you make a mistake
• feeling stressed because you don’t want to make a mistake
• feeling frustrated because you work very hard and still make mistakes

Now, I won’t tell you the ultimate trick to stop making mistakes, but I can share three simple activities that will help your students overcome their anxieties. Because mistakes are awesome – and so are we!