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# Along with Deferred Looks
- URL: https://thedailyeudemon.com/1766/
- Published: 2005-07-21T11:10:17.000Z
- Updated: 2005-07-21T11:10:17.000Z
- Author: Eric Scheske
- Tags: Education, TWE, #wpChunk

> The word "fail" should be banned from use in British classrooms and replaced with the phrase "deferred success" to avoid demoralizing pupils, a group of teachers has proposed.

> Members of the Professional Association of Teachers (PAT) argue that telling pupils they have failed can put them off learning for life.

[Link](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4697461.stm?ref=thedailyeudemon.com).

We'll probably start using the phrase "deferred sobriety" on the weekends. Dave Barry says lifers can look forward to "deferred freedom."