What if the secret to success is failure?

Read this interesting article about a school that promotes the idea of letting students fail to help them build the character necessary to succeed. What do you think? What is the overall character of the students who graduate from this school? How do we prepare students to fail so they can succeed? Would Randolph and Levin's plan work here?

The two-track high school

Read this article about the two-track curriculum for high school students- one track for the college or university bound and one for the skilled trades, with relevant courses for each, What do you think? Could we do this here?