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  Perfectionist Student (All Teachers)

  Posted by Beckie Tunnicliffe on June 26, 2024 at 9:09 am

  Hi everyone,

  I currently teach a young girl (secondary school age) who we have found is a bit of a perfectionist! It has affected her grade exams (not completing the exam because of one minor slip in the first song) and now her parent has pulled her out of my Christmas show this week as in her lesson this week she was on the verge of having a panic attack about “how it doesn’t sound right”

  I’ve tried telling her that we all make mistakes and that the results don’t define her, but does anyone else have any tips that I could try when I see her again in the New Year?

  Beckie Tunnicliffe replied 3 months, 1 week ago 1 Member · 0 Replies

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