Marry Sherry's 'In Praise Of The F Word'

Have you ever thought of the fear of failure as being something to motivate people? There are many ways to motivate people but one of the effective ways discussed in “In Praise of the F word” by Marry Sherry is the fear of failure. The best way to motivate people or students is by the fear of failure because they will try their best and it would be used as a motivator to reach their goals.

One of the best way to motivate students is by the fear of failure because students will try their best. For example, in paragraph 6, Marry Sherry says, “She’s going to flunk you,” I told my son. I did not discuss it any further. Suddenly English became a priority in his life. He finished out the semester with an A.” This shows how students can be given the fear of not passing a class to actually motivate them to try their best at any time. As said in this quote, she told her son that his teacher was going to flunk him, after that being said, he tried his best and made it his priority to pass that class. In addition, in paragraph 11, the author says, “We must review the threat of flunking and see it as it really is-a positive teaching tool. It is an expression of confidence by both teachers and parents that the students have the ability to learn the material presented to them.” This shows how the threat of flunking is actually

For example in paragraph 9, Marry Sherry said, “They are motivated by the desire for a better job or the need to hang on to the one they got. They have a healthy fear of failure.” This shows how people can be motivated to reach their goals of having a better job or maintaining the one they have. There is times where people need to be scared of not being able to accomplish something, in order for them to try their best and succeed. Also, in paragraph 10, the author said “But fear of failure, whether economic or academic, can motivate