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Being “gifted”, only makes you wish you weren’t sometimes (i.imgur.com)
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[–] spirinolas@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

That stang...

Also, when you see it happen and you actually start trying and do better but some teachers always give you a lower mark to "motivate" you so you'll "try even harder".

[–] original_ish_name@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

some teachers always give you a lower mark to "motivate" you so you'll "try even harder".

Do people actually do this? I know one thing for sure: someone who does that is not "gifted"

[–] spirinolas@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Yes they do. The old "we expect more from YOU".

[–] davawen@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

Yes, they do...