UK Students and the Fear of Failure
Why Fear of Failure Is Growing Over the past decade, the fear of failure has only grown stronger, especially for young people in the UK. Young learners are on an educational pathway, but during the early stages of this pathway, some experience what has been termed the fear of failure. This fear actually weighs on students every day, and causes challenges for them at an academic level. When students get more advanced in their education, the level of course work increases, as does the level of expectation at the universities, and students begin to see their mistakes as more than opportunities to grow and learn. The mistakes become perceived as character and personal weaknesses. This way of thinking erodes self-confidence and motivation, which in turn makes the students learn less, and enjoy the education they've worked so hard for, even less. The academic, social and financial pressures that students are under do also create a fear of failure for students. Students see the rapidl...