It may seem counterproductive, but one of the best ways to help your students to learn something in a way that actually sticks is to let them fail.
You see, whenever you’re faced with a problem, you interact with it either knowing how to solve it or being oblivious to that.
Most of the time, teachers and educators want to offer the solution and then let students practice it, solving the problem. And it looks like the obvious thing.
However, here’s what actually happens: by letting your students engage with a problem on their own, even if it means they fail, they’re understanding it in a far deeper way, acknowledging the different components of the situation.
If they come up with a solution, not only does their confidence increase but they’ll memorize the overall experience with far more accuracy.
But let’s say that they failed.
When you present them with a solution, the amount of attention that they’ll have will be bigger because they’re emotionally engaged with it.