The study pressure is just so high here

Grade 1??? And 97 is bad??? Goodness...that's too harsh for such a little child? Is anyone perfect? What do we expect from a child? To get 100%? I'm so glad that you haven't jumped at your child unlike some other Asian parents (okay...now please don't jump at me anyone...I'm an Asian parent myself! and I know the pressure that MOST people tend to put on their students/children). I do feel that most children nowadays are losing out on childhood. I taught kindergarten till last year. And can you believe the criteria for a 3 year old (and some below) to go to the next class was academic excellence. And independent child at that age with good social skills and hand-eye co-ordination was asked to repeat the class because he couldn't WRITE!!! Can you believe it??? It drove me crazy. The only reason why they didn't do the same to my child was because I was teaching there and they knew my viewpoint! I've been homeschooling my kids for more than a year now and when my son was ready, he started learning to write 3 alphabets in a day- not because I pushed him...but because he wanted to!!

Yes,I had just graduated from high school and it is real that Chinese students' study stress is so heavy,during my high school,I got up at 5:30 and went to bed at 12:00 everyday,and everyday i felt tired.However,from my point of view,it is tired but fulfilled and I got a lot,know a lot.I never regret to have gone through my study and it really taught me so much. Now,at university,I sometime feels that there is nothing to do and feel unhappy,just explore the Internet,doing some sports and I miss my high school time,it is so fulfilled

I realize that there are cultural differences, but a 97 is a GOOD score, even if the teacher wants the score to be higher. Please don't let your child feel like they're a bad student because they didn't meet the teacher's expectations. It's only a point and no one should hate themselves over a point. Our children should do the best they can but also be the best people they can be. So, maybe his handwriting misses on the exam, but maybe later his math or science will be terrific! Everyone has something they're really good at and something else someone else is better at. No one should feel bad about trying hard.

yes.that's the reason and what wrong of our education and teaching.our children alway feel frustration and unhappy in their study course.soon they hate to go to school and hate study.

I agree with you, the pressure is really high. Getting a grade of 90 and above is already considered above average. Getting a score of 97 is already great but they still considered it as bad? They are pressuring the children too much. Children can no longer enjoy going to school if they are like this.

This teacher should really be fired. No matter where you are, a score of 97 for a grade 1 is something that should be celebrated, not punished. This sounds like the type of teacher who has a horrible life and takes it out on the children she teaches. The behaviour is absolutely despicable. I am a university student myself, and none of my professor's write "bad" when I get a score of 85, or even 80. Teachers are here to TEACH the next generation, not pound useless information into them with discipline and hurtful comments. I truly hope that you do something about this. Bring it up to the principal, or just have a talk with the teacher herself.

That is an awful lot of pressure for even an older child. No one can be perfect. However if this is reflective of your culture, that would be why she is doing it. You are so right, a young child learns by playing and also develops creative thinking. I think it is important that your son understands that you do not think he is bad because of a couple of misspelled words.

Hello youless. It is not right for the teacher so give such a comment. As a teacher, one should give more encouragement to his students rather than criticize. The more the teacher encourages his students, the more interested they will show interest in their study and the better working performance the children will have. If a teacher is over-critical to his students, it will only do harm to the students. This kind of teaching attitude is not welcome. Your son got 97 out of 100, which is already excellent as a pupil of Grade 1. Remember to praise him for his performance. He is great! Enjoy your child education, youless.

Wow, that is not encouraging at all! Teachers are supposed to motivate kids not bring them down, and keep them there!

i went through that kind of things too. but to me, i used to be a good student and always one of the first three students in the class. my teacher liked me at that time. instead of frustrating me, what he wrote on the paper inspired me contrarily. i decided to make him proud of me again and i did it. so if you are afraid this words will hurt your kid's heart. maybe you can put it this way. talk to your kid about it. you can tell him his teacher was encouraging him, not blaming him. i believe your kids will accept and understand it easily. you'd better not give your kid negative and reactionary emotion. you know, this is life. why not live happier.:)

No offense, but it's china, they expect a lot high for students, even little once too.well, were having that kind of high expectation grade here now a days. I know it can be pathetic but am sure they expect the best from the students, thank god we don't have that much HIGH expectations here. but experiencing that am sure he will try do his best, might even grow up to be perfectionist ....someday... but in my opinion, education now is just too much now compare to our generation in the past am glad i've live through it.

oh,my god...i think the descipline of the shool is too strictly. I don't think a little child can shoulder so heavy burden.nowadays, the score can not prove nothing. Your talent and brilliance can not be identified by the exam.Maybe some children are not good at some subjects which they don't like.But this condition is very normal.They may be interested in other subjects.so i hope teachers can use more ways of edutianment to teach the students, but no use some special standard to restrain the children.