Productive struggle is a process of learning that develops grit and creative problem solving. When students face challenges they don't immediately know how to solve, we don't want them to give up. We want them to engage in making connections to things they already know, think creatively, and try different methods of problem solving as they work towards a solution or strategy. Productive struggle is intended to help students develop perseverance, flexible thinking, and active learning. This state of engagement can be somewhat uncomfortable for students as they experiment with trial-and-error. 

Learning from failure is a process that involves gaining insights from failures and using them to modify future projects. It can help students build their confidence, increase their resilience, and understand that failure is a step in the process instead of the end of the process. In the learning from failure mindset, it is believed that success comes from a mixture of ability and effort. With effort being more important. This growth mindset is about learning how to fail well, and knowing that learning from failure is what leads to eventual success. This can be summed up in the sentence “I can't do that… YET.”