There is no doubt in Principal Judith Carlisle’s mind that perfectionism is a weakness - not a strength- in her students ...
The Death of Little Miss Perfect: how one UK school went to war with perfectionist thinking
While ‘The Death of Little Miss Perfect' might sound like a gory sequel to the infamous Mr Men series, for the staff and students at Oxford High School it’s more of a mantra to live by. In part two of our investigation into unhealthy perfectionism in teenagers, we take our focus to the UK school that’s pioneered a stand against the rigorous pursuit of excellence and championed a “must try” mindset over a “must succeed” dogma.
