Thursday, May 30th, 2013 08:43:20

Embrace Failure!

School may be out for summer, at least for my children, but it’s a good time to remember that learning is not only about teachers, books, subjects and grades, but more about the mindset and approach that we take in life.

While many of us may have heard, and even believed at least a bit, the axiom that an old dog can’t learn new tricks, it seems that old dogs can learn, according to David Robson’s article in the May 24 New Scientist Magazine, “Old Schooled, Learning Like a Child Is a Cinch If You Know How.”