The teacher's viral note in the girl's homework book was slammed online for 'crushing' her dreams to become a top-level gymnast and compete in the Olympic Games
A teacher commenting on a pupil's ambitions for the future has been slammed for adding a homework note "crushing" the girl's dreams.
READ MORE: 'An adult behaving like a teenager' - Secondary school teacher in tears over professional misconduct findings "I'm absolutely flabbergasted and angry. This after my daughter just competed in gymnastics nationals a month ago." The university also listed five steps that parents and teachers could take to build a child's self-esteem, which include:
Double_Bass6957 added: "Teachers aren't supposed to crush dreams, they're supposed to encourage them." Tat_got posted: "I could never imagine saying this to a student of any age. I had a 4th grade student once tell me their dream was to live on Jupiter. Even something like that wasn't enough to make me tell them it wouldn't happen. We instead talked about what kind of study he'd need in order to make that happen since no one has lived there yet.
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