Failure Teaching Assistants Textbooks 
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
When colleges sign deals with publishers to sell digital textbooks and homework systems directly to students, they’re required by federal regulations to offer those materials at discounted prices. Textbook publishers, meanwhile, reject that argument. “We
eSchool News
APRIL 2, 2025
The issue is not just that K-12 education lacks challenging work; its that the system actively discourages failure. This wasnt a sign of failure; it was an essential part of learning. If I couldnt figure something out on my own, I had resources at my disposal: office hours, teaching assistants, or discussions with peers.
Edsurge
JUNE 8, 2022
To test this out, the institution partnered with researchers from Brown University and edtech company Mainstay to select an online political science course that has high enrollment—and high rates of failure—because every student is required to take it.
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