As a Spanish Instructor at Mesoamerica Institute I have learned a lot about how challenging and rewarding it can be to learn a new language. I have witnessed students come into a new class and being very afraid of making mistakes in their pronounciation or grammar. My job is to help them forget about their fear of making a mistake so that they can go ahead and speak whether they sound perfect or not. I remind them constantly that perfection will only come with the practice of doing it. After a few classes, I am always happy to see the students go for it. As soon as they stop caring about making the mistakes, their learning begins.