Can You Carry Water?

Can You Carry Water?

Oooops you might pause and ask as to why do we need to spend today's piece just about our ability to carry water?  Indeed, it seems just so mundane and simply uninteresting to waste our time on this thread.  But HOLD ON.  Can we at least agree that water is within that short list of most basic needs for us to survive and live life?  With us getting aligned with this baseline, we can take on the next step to agree that learning to carry on the weight of water itself is akin for us to take on the multifarious responsibilities in life.  Oh, while I do envy those born with a silver spoon in their mouth, deeper inside, I really DON'T envy because let's face it, when we DON'T get exposed to the trials and tribulations in life, it deprives us to get exposed and roll up our sleeves to experience the hardship and all the sweats in life.

This explains why people who really live life the hard way get to be developed and trained as LIFE-READY.  "YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO LEARN THE HARD WAY" is probably one snippet of advice that you've heard all too often from well-meaning parents and your close coterie of friends.  BUT here's the BUT.  

Researches suggest that the "HARD WAY"  can at times be a more efficient teacher, and letting students struggle before offering guidance may lead to deeper conceptual understanding and the ability to transfer what was learned to new problems.  This phenomenon hs been dubbed "PRODUCTIVE FAILURE" at the National Institute of Education in Singapore.  The study explained that although it is unlikely that students will be

able to solve problems that require an understanding of concepts they haven't learned yet, the process of generating even an incorrect solution can be productive in preparing students to learn better.  The research study further states that 'FAILURE PROVIDES INFORMATION OF WHAT IS WORKING AND WHAT IS NOT, THEREBY CREATING AN AWARENESS OF WHAT IS MISSING'.

Considering the potential benefits of allowing students to struggle, the study suggests a rather novel approach to teaching and learning, namely 'DESIGNING FOR FAILURE' or in other words, intentionally setting things up so that a learner will need to fail before he succeeds.  Indeed, the HARD WAY to learn carrying water [in life]✅✅✅