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Good Enough Language Learning

It’s been a hard, long day for everyone around me, and in different circumstances, I would be angry at achieving less than I’d hoped. But I read a great sentence about sales and marketing today: it said that the secret of success is to “leave well enough alone.”
I have no more time for my French learning. Tomorrow will be busy, and on Friday – I’m off to Morocco. So do I feel disappointed? Not really.
My French is not perfect – but it’s good enough for me. This will help my confidence, and allow me to enjoy my Moroccan adventure. Besides – real learning begins now!
I will be back on the 16th September, ready to share all the stories and ideas. Wish me luck!

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I Love That I Suck: Learning Languages Through Failing

"Prepare to be wrong" - the key to creative stuff!

The Albanians failed the test.

It was an important one, and their parents were waiting for some news about their children’s progress. But the Albanians failed, and had to re-sit. So we revised and focused on the mistakes they’d made.

The next day, they did even worse. They managed to repeat every mistake from the previous test, and add some new ones.

That, for a while, was very frustrating: the Albanian kids missed an opportunity to learn something, but also a brilliant second chance.

Today’s post is about second chances.