[quote=AN]My cousin who had a teacher who told her she’ll amount to nothing. Now, she’s a Standford grad. My wife had a teacher who gave her a B on a paper and when she came to talk to her about why she got the B, the teacher told her that she doesn’t always get an A. No other reason except that.[/quote]
Your cousin remembers that story, too. Not justifying it (not at all), but many people will point to a situation where someone telling them that they couldn’t do something was what pushed them to perform. Perhaps her teacher telling her this pushed her to do better.
Maybe your wife’s teacher was trying to push your wife even further because that teacher saw that your wife was just lucky, intellectually, and was skating because of her natural intelligence…and wanted her to work harder and reach for more (again, NOT justifying it!).
It wouldn’t be the first time a naysayer pushed someone to go beyond what they would have done without this experience.
