The beauty of being wrong
For more than a decade, I've worked with students who are dissatisfied with their grades or test scores. I have found two things: first, both parents and students want to see a great report card, and second, all students want to feel competent and successful in school. What's the best way to do that? Make a mistake.
Mistakes are an extremely important part of learning. The human brain learns, in part, by making attempts and comparing results to goals. The more attempts the brain makes with a successful outcome, the deeper the learning becomes. When we make mistakes, which lead to a negative outcome, the brain can reduce the number of options connected to a learning objective. For example, when we learn that six times two does not equal eight, or four, or eleven, that helps us remember that six times two equals twelve. Embrace your mistakes and make plenty of them. They are your best learning tool.