”When I was in primary school in the 1970s, my report cards were peppered with phrases such as: “could do better”, “must focus more in class” and “needs to pull his weight”. Even if I was a uniquely inept student, my wife, a primary school teacher, tells me that teachers couldn’t get away with using phrases like that today. Everything has to be couched in positive language. There’s no stick these days. It’s all carrot.
Why parents are getting it wrong