The pursuit of perfection has increasingly taken hold in schools,to the detriment of the learning, development and wellbeing of students. A former high-achieving student tells her storyThe morning after I received my university entrance score I got a phone call from my high school principal. I had heard she was calling around other top achievers, and so I ran down the corridor to accept the phone from the outstretched hand of my mother. Related: Ravenswood captain's speech hits out at school's expectations of perfection Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com