Reminds me of a medical friend. When she started her specialisation (Paediatrics), the students were hit with an exam that most of them failed. Being the cream of the crop, most of them had never failed an exam before, and fell into a slough of despair. It was then explained to them that the whole purpose was to teach them that a single failure was not the end of the world, and they would meet many 'failures' that they would have to overcome.