Robert Pacilio
1 min readOct 4, 2019

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Okay. Two things. 1 it’s first grade ( pivotal grade) so the failure is ‘celebrated’ aspect needs to be considered with 6–7 year olds. They bounce back well and with a kind teacher who is patient it is s winning formula. However, that is a primary grade situation. 2. ‘Failure is not an option’ is my high school preference. If you fail, you learn from the errors and correct course. Too much failing and floundering can make a student quit trying. PS McGraw Hill is s textbook company and generally it and the ‘doctors’ of learning are not the people in the trenches. Keep that in mind. Wink…

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Robert Pacilio
Robert Pacilio

Written by Robert Pacilio

San Diego County “Public School Teacher of the Year.” (32 year veteran) Author of five novels & a memoir available on Amazon and at www.robertpacilio.net.

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