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Stephen Downes

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"I recall a staff developer once telling of a chemical company that would call all its employees out to the front lawn to surround a cannon whenever someone tried something new and failed. The boss would set off the cannon to celebrate that we are one step closer to success." Pete Reilly urges educators to create environments where it's safe and acceptable to make mistakes in a post republished from the Institute for Learning Centered Education. Good advice. In business I've learned much more from failure than success. -HJ

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