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Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a necessary part of the learning process.       all too often as parents and teachers we do not allow our children to have the same right. We convey either by words or by actions that failure is something to be ashamed    , and that nothing but top performance lives up to our  expectations.
When I see a child subject to this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie. He was      shy and nervous perfectionist. His fear of failure     (keep) him from classroom games that other children played with joyous abandon. He seldom answered questions for fear    he might be wrong. He seldom finished his work because he    (repeated) checked with me to be sure he hadn’t made a mistake. I tried my best to build up   self-confidence. And I frequently asked God for direction. But nothing changed until midterm,   Mary Anne, a student teacher, was appointed to our classroom. She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie      (include), adored her. With her frequent       (courage), Donnie became confident.