An excellent article and so true. Growing up in South Africa in the 60s and 70s, getting a distinction (over 80%) was a huge accomplishment. Today it is so common place that it is almost the norm. We don’t help the students by letting them believe that everything they do is exceptional and make excuses when they fail.
An excellent article and so true. Growing up in South Africa in the 60s and 70s, getting a distinction (over 80%) was a huge accomplishment. Today it is so common place that it is almost the norm. We don’t help the students by letting them believe that everything they do is exceptional and make excuses when they fail.