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The Harm of Overly Criticizing Children's Grades |
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Every time I see you discussing children's grades with others, Mom, I feel
anxious and fearful. Once you find out that someone else's child has better
grades than me, you open your mouth and loudly say, "You're useless! You only
got a few points on the exam and never learn from it. Look how much better other
kids are! All you do is play computer games and watch TV all day. What else can
you do?" You go on and on like this.
Do you know that these words pierce my heart deeply, causing me to feel broken
inside?
Do you remember the first Sunday after the midterm exams?
That morning, you woke me up from my comfortable bed with a loud voice, saying,
"Get up quickly! You only got a few points in math, yet you're not studying math
now!" But when I saw those blurry numbers, my only goal was to go back to sleep!
After breakfast, I immersed myself in intense studying. Rows of colorful texts
made me dizzy, and tiny Arabic numbers made me frustrated with math. Weird
English letters made me struggle with my tongue.
Finally, it was past 11 am, and I wanted to ask for a break, but before I could
speak, you replied harshly, "No way! If you have nothing else to do, study
English." However, I saw the kids downstairs playing happily, and I felt the
loneliness of being alone.
But let's not talk about that, let's talk about the day before yesterday.
That day, I finished my homework and was going to do some sit-ups. I asked you
to help me stretch my legs, but your response was, "If a school sports day is so
competitive, why shouldn't I be hard on you when you got such low grades in
math?"
When I heard your words, I felt extremely sad.
Mom, I want to tell you: please don't overly criticize me. It will leave a huge
shadow in my heart. Okay? |
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