Layla's teacher taught literature. When she saw Layla’s essay, she did not dare give any marks. If she were to give a mark, would that not be a jab at Elliot?
This was why Layla did not pass the essay this time- an unprecedented case.
"Can you show me her test papers?" Elliot's blood was boiling, but he still wanted to see what his daughter wrote.
"Come with me. " Layla's teacher took Elliot to the teachers' offices. "Other than literature, she did not do well in the other subjects too."
"Show me all her test papers."
"Okay."
When they reached the teachers' offices, Layla's teacher took all her test papers and passed them to Elliot.
"The questions on the test had been taught in class. Even if some questions might be a little tough, there is no reason to leave it so blank." Her teacher passed Elliot the math quiz. "She even made some mistakes on the simple ones.
"The worst subject was foreign languages. She always used to get full marks on her foreign language paper because she grew up in Bridgedale. She has a good base, but this time, she barely passed."
At that, Elliot picked up Layla’s foreign language test paper to have a look. There were no blanks on the paper. Although she answered all the questions, half of them were wrong.
"She is doing it on purpose," Elliot concluded after seeing the test papers. "I divorced her mother, and her mother took her brother, and they are now living abroad. She deliberately has low marks to make me angry."
Layla's teacher nodded. "The other teachers and I think so too. Now we have found out the reason, we must focus on solving this issue. It will not do well for her if she takes the major exams in the future with this mindset."
Elliot did not know how to answer. He could not guarantee that he could persuade Layla to treat each exam seriously.
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