There's a reason schools come with schoolyards - education is only as good as the surface it's played on. Growing up in Brooklyn meant learning some of the finer points of education - how winning and losing are two sides of the same coin as long as regret isn't part of the equation. The demonization of failure led to the deification of mediocrity where no records were broke but no feelings were hurt. Fighters went undefeated as long as they never fought like the self identifying actors forever taking classes but rarely going on auditions. Life is not a spectator sport. Failure is not an option - how you perceive it is. If falling down is failing maybe it's time for a different dictionary.