I'm glad it made your DH try harder, Pac. I just gave up. I mean, if your teacher thinks you're too thick what chance do you really stand? I don't cope with even "well-intentioned" lying very well: if someone says you are crap then there must be a reason for it. I didn't even apply for the careers I had originally wanted to take at school. And am doing something completely different now.

This does need taking further and reporting.
I don't think it's well intentioned lying, I think it's just mean! Teachers should never say things like that to students, I just wanted to say that it did have a positive outcome in the end for my DH.