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Originally Posted by Detector 
In Junior High I took a test and the teacher made a mistake and gave me an A. I was very excited, and surprised, and the teacher seeing this approached me and saw the mistake. She explained that a mistake had been made but told me if I had a 15 minutes, she would give me a chance to earn that grade. She went through each question I got wrong and made sure I understood how to arrive at the correct answer. Once she felt confident, and myself as well, that I could get that A she left the grade as it was.
Not only did I really feel she cared about me as a student I was encouraged to do better and did so. It also made me feel better about myself. |
You're right! The teacher screwed up by grading the material incorrectly, but could have used this incident to help the student. This could have been a positive turning point if handled correctly. Then again, it could have been a very negative turning point, if not handled correctly. Sounds like the latter has occured. Too bad this had to happen. I am sure it will have a profound affect on the child from here on out.
Who says teachers don't teach? She just taught him it's bad to get an F and it's bad to get an A.