Risk is Positive

Abstract

Is the title of this chapter a contentious statement? Perhaps. Either way the response, for me is largely emotional, and divulges more about how and why I think about risk as opposed to the definition per se. Whenever the word risk is passed around in conversation it is quite often interpreted as being negative. It is a term frequently used and acted upon in a student’s learning development, but how is it acted upon by a teacher? Do we ever associate our professional learning with risk? Just as we ask students to take risks so too, I would argue, we should put ourselves in a position where the end product may not be known and we are forced to challenge our current thinking.