Teacher's Remark on Report Card of Primary 4 Girl Who Came 18th in Class Triggers Reactions Online
- Mixed reactions have trailed the report card of a Primary Four schoolgirl who was placed 18th in her class
- Apart from her performance in each subject, the class teacher's remark caught the attention of netizens
- Many social media users faulted the remark, calling it contradictory, while others had different opinions
A Primary Four schoolgirl's report card has sparked an intense debate on social media due to her class teacher's remark.
Nelson Yvonne is a student of Manhyia Methodist Primary School and came 18th in her class, as seen in her result sheet.
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In the report card shared on TikTok by @ohemaapretty79, the girl was promoted to Primary Five.
According to the report card, however, the teacher wrote that she had a calm character, but a lazy attitude.
Quite unexpectedly, however, the teacher also wrote in the remarks section that the girl should 'keep it up'.
This became the main point of contention for many netizens, as they thought the remarks were contradictory.
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Reactions to teacher's comment on girl's report
Legit.ng has compiled some reactions to the teacher's remark below:
Forgive said:
"This teacher needs to meet ministry of education for writing keep it up whilst you wrote lazy on top of keep it up."
Wise Bills said:
"The result is not my problem 😁😃 Attitude said Lazy and teachers remark said Keep it up."
Sisca bills 🎊 said:
"In some schools when a number of students fail , it’s assumed the teacher isn’t doing well .image you writing keep it up. She should keep being lazy."
Peace Sika said:
"First of all I don't know why you're showing her name but that's up to you. Now, if you study the position in class and even the total score, she's an average student. My problem is with the head teacher. What exactly should the child keep up?"
mmmmmmm said:
"U people should stop that. What is going on becus of Internet. they are kids and they should hv some privacy in their life. Besides, the result is not bad she can better again next time."
Mrs Ayivor 1 said:
"Pls stop showing your child report on social media it will not help."
Veronica
"Attitude:Lazy Teachers remarks:Keep it up which kind of remarks bi this? Hmmm."
Tina ❣️bby said:
"You all should know that there's a difference between Attitude and teachers remarks .so the teacher is trying to let the parent know that the child is lazy in class some are active and some are also dull in class. so if u are saying we should send the teacher to GES then u have to be the first person cause u need to understand well before. with the keep it up the facilitator is trying to let us know that the child did her best so she should keep it up.
"Some remarks can also be impressive performance or developing so we should understand before we comment about the post. cause teaching work is not for the weak. Remember they are ones teaching our kids so we should appreciate them. Thanks."
Students got gas cylinders as gifts
A mother whose children got 3kg cylinders as graduation gifts shared a video online to talk about it.
In her words:
"I attended my kids school end of term party and each child collected 3kg gas cylinder. I’m so impressed. Treasure Ambassador kiddies school Una do this one ooo.”
Certified educationist reacts to report card incident
Addressing the controversy surrounding the teacher’s remark, certified educationist Rebecca Ayeni-Jikunu told Legit.ng that such comments can deeply affect a child’s growth.
She also emphasised the need for training in empathy and communication among teachers:
“Certainly, a teacher’s comment can significantly influence a child’s learning ability and self-confidence. This underscores the importance of educators receiving training in emotional intelligence, as their words and actions can have lasting, lifelong effects on a student’s development.”
In a related story, Legit.ng reported that a lady had called out a Primary Three teacher for poorly recording her scores 11 years ago.
Teacher's remark on girl's result sheet trends
Legit.ng also reported that a teacher's remark on a girl's result sheet had generated a buzz on social media.
In her remarks about her pupil, the teacher stated that the school girl had not behaved 'like a human being'.
The teacher also noted that the child's academic performance was very poor, sparking many reactions online.
Joseph Omotayo, the HOD of the Human Interest Desk, contributed to this report, adding a mother's reaction to her children's graduation gifts.
Editorial assistant Ololade Olatimehin provided exclusive commentary from a certified educationist for this report.
Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
