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Education and the Risk Society pp 75–95Cite as

“Have a go at it”

Embracing Risks and Teaching in Late Modern Capitalism

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In safe learning environments, learners are invited (and encouraged) to take risks without fear of ridicule or retribution. We need to make it comfortable for our students to try out and strengthen their new skills, both independently and in the company of others. As I write this, I’m having scary flashbacks of a time when I took a risk in an unsafe learning environment.

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Bialostok, S. (2012). “Have a go at it”. In: Education and the Risk Society. Contexts of Education, vol 5. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-961-9_4

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