| Could it be teachers email has been interpreted too literally? Is there a chance the teacher sent this in an effort to "fire up" students to really be determined, try extra hard, and perhaps do better, if only to make him appear wrong? If student scores great, look how student can rightfully be proud of achievements despite teachers' comments. Those who score poorly, unfortunately, make him appear right.
Not to say that I know teachers intent, and not to say that I like it. I am merely presenting another point of view that hasn't been discussed here as a possible explanation. I had sports coaches in the past that referred to boy athletes as "girls"- not in an effort to demean a girls' athleticism(no girls were present), but in an effort to encourage the guys by ridiculing the guys, to motivate them to try harder. Not a PC coach perhaps by today's standards, but a real-life example. |