Recent research indicates that children struggle with math due to their difficulty in learning from mistakes. In a study ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

OK, nobody wants to make mistakes -- but how you react to them makes a big difference in whether you learn from them. Two new studies looked at what happens in people's brains as they make mistakes.

We all make mistakes. Human error is inevitable, from forgetting a meeting to fumbling a significant project. Yet, few things evoke as much anxiety and shame. We hide ...

Making mistakes has a way of shaking our confidence and making us question ourselves. When we stumble, negative thoughts flood in telling us we should quit or that we're simply not good enough. But ...