For me, this saying is faithful, based on my study habits that changed my grade.
When I just entered the middle school, I was a very shy student of asking questions to teachers or friends. For that reason, I always overlooked what I could not understand in the classes.
One day, in mathematics class, teacher made me solve a mathematical problem. I was so embarrassed because I did not know how to solve the problem. I strived to solve on my own and evaluated the result. However, the result was not the correct answer. ‘What a shame!’ I wanted to escape in the classroom where there were teacher and friends. Contrary to my anxiety, however, teacher gave me praise. “Guys, give Ayeon a clap!” In addition, teacher instructed me how to solve the problem and what is the correct result. I made a mistake, but I was not scolded.
Instead, I found the way to study. After the day, I was fearless of doing an announcement or questions. I often visited the teacher’s room in order to ask questions, even when I was a high school student. I started to become interested to studying when I swallowed the fear to make mistakes. Soon I realized that mistakes are necessary for me to grow up.