Praising learning accidents

October 8, 2023

I have always been an unremarkable football player. I occasionally joined some informal games in the breaks between classes. More when I was younger, and less often as I grew older. By middle school (grades 7-9) I barely played. I was much more successful at miniature sports: ping pong or table soccer. However I remember this one afternoon in 8th grade, when I joined a game by the insistence of my classmates. ...