A position held a century ago; a position even more relevant today.

"With the advent of democracy and modern industrial condition," Dewey wrote in 1897, "it is impossible to foretell definitely just what civilization will be like twenty years from now.  Hence, it is impossible to prepare the child for any precise set of conditions."

Nothing like good ol' John Dewey after midnight.

A theoretical contribution to education

"There is no such thing as a neutral education process. Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate the integration of generations into the logic of the present system and bring about conformity to it, or it becomes the ‘practice of freedom’, the means by which men and women deal critically with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world."

—Jane L. Thompson, drawing on Paulo Freire

Mistakes, Learning; a TED video with a simple message

A lot of this stuff is covered in my education courses in school.  I discussed learning goals in a paper on humanistic approaches to music education.
For example:

Task mastery goal seekers are those that use effective learning tactics to acquire new knowledge and skills even if it means occasional failure or disappointing performance. 

Performance-approached goals are principally motivated to outscore others on exams and assignments to demonstrate their ability; conversely, performance-avoidance goals are principally motivated to avoid failure through self-handicapping, avoiding challenging tasks, and cheating. 

Performance approached goals suppress intrinsic motivation and equate failure with low ability and performance-avoidance reinforces low self-efficacy and stunts intellectual growth.  Mistakes and failure need to be treated as part of the learning process, they are not to be looked down upon, but rather as a learning experience and as progress.  Creating an environment where mastery is the goal is the goal.