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Think back to how you learned to swim, ride a bike, or catch a ball. These activities require active participation and can’t be learned in a classroom. While it is possible to memorize the state capitals without visiting each one, no one would every claim to be able to swim without having been in the water. To learn any activity you have to start somewhere — usually by just trying it. You may have had someone helping you who was able to give you advice, show you what you were doing wrong, and prevent you from getting hurt, but for the most part, it was up to you to learn from your experience.

Let’s be fair — you don’t learn new skills immediately. For most of us, we didn’t get the hang of swimming on our first try in the water, or our second try, or even our third try. Instead, it probably took quite a while to learn to swim and even longer to master the various strokes. However, this is expected, and understood. For most of us, learning any new skill requires patience and practice. Very few people become experts at anything without a few failures under their belt. Failure, however, is part of the path to success and very little is learned without it.