how to face failure in academics | Professor Errol D'Souza | TEDxYouth@JGIS

He is a veteran in the field of Economics and has donned many hats A professor by choice, he obtained his Ph.d from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has been a visiting professor of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Simla, an Honorary Senior Fellow of the Institute of South Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore, a Visiting Scholar at the Columbia University and a Visiting Professor at the Turin School of Development of the International Labour Organization. He has worked on academic committees of the University Grants Commission of India and the Reserve Bank of India in various capacities. He is on the academic council of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences -the Institute for Human Development. He was the Director of the National Housing Bank and is currently on the Board of Governors of the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi, the Rajasthan Shram Sarathi Association, Udaipur and the India Gold Policy Centre. He is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Quantitative Economics, the Indian Journal of Labour Economics and Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies. He is engaged in research of macroeconomics, development finance and public policy.
He is none other than Professor Errol D’Souza – the Director of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
Prof. Errol D’Souza
Ph.D. (JNU)
Errol D’Souza is a Professor of Economics and the Director at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.

[sen.sanchariii]

I just hope TED sees this comment : Can we have more videos and speeches on academic failure? Because I'm a regular viewer of Ted - talks and I find that there are very few videos on this topic. Yet this is a very big issue all students are facing.

[Anthony-zrgp]

I feel like a burden to the family. Both my brothers are succeeding academically and in their early career but I am still failing. I don’t want to stop. I can’t stop

[gabrielaandrade]

Comming from good grades to failing is definitely humbling. I am working on my BA. in Accounting, but in German. Today i failed Macroeconomics, when I know if the subject was in English I would have passed with good grades. So, really feeling in the dumps.

[VivekKumar-ndsg]

Note to myself-
19th june 2021
I failed in my 4 year graduation and it will require one more year to complete making a 4 year degree into a 5 year degree.
No matter what I will chase my dreams.

[thedd]

Commenting this at Dec. 14, 2023.

I have been an academic failure from kindergarten to college. I started college in 2019 and till this date I am still a second year struggling to pass my courses, next semester however I will no longer let myself stay like this. I will achieve my goals and will succeed with my struggles andI shall be reborn.

[sheeladau]

it’s very stressful when you keep failing each semester. especially when my parents are paying for the tuitions fees which makes me feel very guilty when i fail a class. wish i could fully financially support myself so that my parents wouldn’t be burdened. but at the end of the day i can only move on from my failure and pay my parents back when i make it

[-Viva-Cristo-Rey]

I failed a college class, I really needed to hear this today.

[nerelynregudon]

I am struggling on how I back up from the failure I had yesterday. And this talk enlightened me.

[aaronaustrie]

This video is so freaking relatable. I just checked my Math grade yesterday only to find that I failed 🤦🏾‍♂😢

[MariaJose-onjq]

I just failed a 10% test in my accounting class. Although I know this isn’t the end of the world.. as someone who has never failed academically before, I can’t help but take it personally. I’ve never felt so defeated and it was honestly shocking. I’ve been sulking all day even though I have so much to do.. the main reason this has been eating at me is because I go to a very competitive law school and to make into next year I have to get good grades in all courses. I just need to bounce back. I can take control and better my grade. I will do anything to achieve my goals

Edit: I got into law school! Everything is possible with God

[stephenlau]

this is actually the most insightful speech about failure. It deserves much higher views

[Daisy-st]

***09 JULY 2024***

I found out today that i failed a math module, which was a core module, and previously, i did fail another module, and i did that and passed. Now, this one will extend my degree by another 6 months or a year, depending on which route i take. What was supposed to be a three year degree in now turning to a 5 year degree. I am so frustrated with what's happening, and i just don't have the energy anymore but i want to push through get the necessary help i need to get through this. Coming to this comment section made me feel that i am not alone, and we'll get through this

[Wammy]

This man has explained every spectrum of every emotion and behaviour that I've gone through this semester. Thank you so much.

[haa]

I just failed my 4th uni class in a row! Feel like a complete waste of space and money! I have to take a break and re-evaluate why this has happened and how I will change it.

[cfl.]

The reason why i fear failure is bcoz i dont want to disappoint my father who has high expectations on me. Im the youngest child in the family and growing up, i always looked upto my siblings and their achievements always overshadowed me. Bcoz of that i always wanted to do better than them bcoz it felt like if i fail, no one will bother to listen to me. I felt unheard and unseen. That was why i tried to do better than them in everything.

I was never good at maths, but when my father asked me to do a degree which was full of maths, i didn't deny, in fear of disappointing him. I did great for the 1st 6 months, but unfortunately failed in one final exam. I dont know how to open up to my father and tell him that i failed. Im lost and confused. He is not strict, im sure he will not scold me or be mad at me, but he will be disappointed and that is breaking me.

Im not good in anything. I cant do any sport, im not an academic achiever either. I have no ambition, no hobby, no dream, nothing.

I am so useless, lost and confused

[kamalsardana]

I also faced one of my biggest failure yesterday, i will take this opportunity to say that i will come back, come back stronger.

[MagicalBread]

I’m a freshman college student with adhd I failed two of my courses in my first semester, I incompleted one, and withdrew the other because of quick thinking from my professors.
I’m worried about the possibility of not graduating in 4 years because my family can’t afford it.
This video definitely helped a little bit with my morale.

Adhd sucks. Or is it higher education who’s failed to help people with learning disabilities? I don’t know.

[thesparks]

When there is no reinforcement or a positive cue, a person gets negative feedback loop.
It's important to step back and understand your goals with your abilities.
Proactively reach out to those who are helping you.
You fail yourself when you ignore the problem and give up the long-term.
Persevere in the short period of time.
Find your commitment mechanism, find ways to overcome failure.
Humans have the ability of foresight. Use it for decision making to be good long-term.

[hairyfiddler]

The goal of life is to keep trying... nice

[blacqdragon]

I'm here because I failed my neet exam. It was my third attempt and I joined college and I'm thinking of taking another drop after being in college for a year and I've finally gotten over my neet failure and want to try again with more vigour and more hard work than ever before. And although I'm scared, i can't just ignore this pent up feeling I've been having for more than a year.