Is it normal my teacher's praise stresses me out?

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Okay, I'm going to try and keep this as short and un-brag-ly as possible.

Long story short, I'm in high school. I am, for lack of a better manner of phrasing, GOOD at high school. Because it's the start of the year, I've had a new English teacher for a few weeks. She was very pleased with my work. Then, I had to write a short story for homework, and she was pleased to the point of pulling me aside specifically to tell me how 'wonderful' it was.

Her class is now absolutely terrifying to me. In retrospect I'm glad for the 'proof' (teachers spout a lot of shit) my writing's not a waste of time... but when she was talking to me, all I could think about was how much further I now had to fall.

Now, I feel like I can't make a fucking mistake - it's unthinkable. Anything that might shatter her claims of me being the Best Student Ever would be worse than an F. My first impressions have been far too good, and I won't be able to live up to them.

is it normal this only made me more worried?

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  • Shroot
    9 years ago

    A very silly thing to stress over which a 2 minute conversation with your teacher can easily resolve.

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  • MangoTango
    9 years ago

    Ugh! I feel for you. Your teacher just put some pressure on you to super excel, right? WTF! Let it go! You are in the perfect spot to nail this class. You see, first impressions rule. Since grading an English paper is subjective and she has already told you she likes your work, she will always lean towards giving you a higher mark. That's just human psychology. Got it?

    The good news? Its an English class. Everything is subjective. Get into whatever good groove you were in when you wrote whatever she liked and repeat it. Out here in internet land, I believe you can do it again, and again, and again, if need be. If you did it once, you can do this again.

    Just analyze your A+ gold star paper for its characteristics. If you don't know exactly what your teacher loved? Casually ask about it. Once you have the specifics on the teacher's preferences, that's your template for continuous success until the semester is complete. :-) I know how to do this. Been there, done that.

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