Help Kids Succeed by Letting Them Fail | Beth Barr | TEDxLogan Circle

mistakes, little ones, big ones, epic fails. They make us human and that is a great thing. I've got a confession. I am a recovering perfectionist.I remember sitting in school at my desk carefully writing my name and date in upper right hand corner of my paper. If it wasn't perfect, I might try to fix it with an eraser. But most of the time, I crumple up the paper, throw it away, and start over.After driving myself crazy for years, I finally realized my need to be perfect wasn't sustainable or healthy. Sadly ...