What do the common phrases on school report cards REALLY mean
Private school teacher reveals truth about what phrases on REAL report cards mean – and why being a ‘good listener’ is a BAD thing Dr Selina Samuels teacher reveals what the report card really means A seemingly positive phrase like ‘a good listener’ can have a coded meaning Independent can mean they don’t share well, while social can mean annoying By Bridie Pearson-jones For Daily Mail Australia Published: 10:59 PM EDT, 14 July 2022 | Updated: 02:18 EDT, 15 July 2022 An early learning expert has revealed what teachers really mean when writing common phrases on report cards – from ‘he knows his own mind’ which means ‘stubborn and uncooperative’ to ‘he has a lot of potential’ which means ‘lazy’. Dr Selina Samuels, Chief Learning Officer for Cluey Learning explains in a blog post that many of the terms used by teachers are sanitized and actually have a much deeper meaning. The teacher, who spent several years working at