Teacher gives A-, overzealous student hurt  

小学生作业字写对被扣分 老师：没教过的字用拼音

昨天，江北区的文女士向我们展示了小学一年级女儿童童的一次作业。童童的作业本上，所有的字都写对了，但只得了个A-，评分后还有老师的批注：没学过写的字用拼音！文女士说，从那以后，童童再也不临摹汉字了，连平时会写的字都拒绝写，说“老师没教过”。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- A teacher who gave an A- to a student for writing out Chinese characters that hadn't been taught in class has sparked criticism in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, the Chongqing Times reported.

The first-grade girl, named Tongtong, now "refuses to write any characters that have not been taught in class," according her mother Mrs. Wen.

Wen said that last Tuesday she found an A- on her daughter's homework, although Tongtong had written out all of the characters, instead of simplifying with pinyin. The teacher wrote: "Don't write out characters which are not taught in class!"

Tongtong said the teacher also criticized two other classmates for overdoing it.

Wen told reporters that she had taught her daughter to write many characters before primary school, and couldn't understand the teacher's actions.

The teacher explained that first-grade pupils should focus on pinyin, not characters, because it makes it harder to correct mistakes.

Many parents online showed opposition to the teacher for undermining the students' motivation.

Chen Jichen, a college student, said the teacher could have used a better method to deal with it.

Tang Fei, a middle schooler who cited himself as an example, said criticism from teachers has a serious impact on students.