Dr. Ginsberg talks about the role of confidence in a child’s development and I would have to agree with him and claim that confidence is very important in self-development. However, he says that confidence is arrived at by competencies and being good at something and here I would have to disagree slightly with him. I believe that confidence isn’t only acquired through your strengths, but it is also acquired through your failures. Failures are an important aspect of developing self-confidence because they are such a fundamental aspect of life. To be able to handle your failures well, and not get too down about them, shows a healthy level of confidence in oneself. That being said, as a teacher I would encourage failures so that my students become comfortable with the idea of getting something wrong and aren’t too discouraged by it. I would foster an environment where successes and failures are both rewarded.