Students disappoint teachers displeased with them. Criticism directed at one pupil is received by the entire class. Self-criticism should take place before the criticism of others. A critical spirit modeled by a teacher will be followed by some students. Criticism can inhibit positive performance.
Criticism is used to release frustration rather than to edify.
When Teachers Criticize Their Students Often a teacher can take the same students with whom other teachers have been struggling and teach them to do what others may be unable to get them to do. Therefore, the higher degree of accountability and examination should first fall on the teacher and not on the students. Students reflect their teachers. Students will perform differently for different teachers. Perhaps we should be more exacting of ourselves rather than of our students.