Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment. - Randy Pausch

educators best serve students by helping them be more self-reflective. The only way any of us can improve — as Coach Graham taught me — is if we develop a real ability to assess ourselves. If we can’t accurately do that, how can we tell if we’re getting better or worse?

When you’re screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore that means they’ve given up on you…you may not want to hear it but your critics are often the ones telling you they still love you and care about you and want to make you better.

When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you.