I remember having a 5th grade teacher that just seemed to disapprove of everything that I did. It seemed like she could always find fault with my work.

Once I absolutely nailed a project. I just knew in my heart that it was a great piece of work.

She begrugingly gave me an A-. I couldn't believe that minus sign, like it just wasn't in her to allow me a moment without some kind of critisism from her.

Moral of the story. Sometimes it seems very unfair. But if you know in your heart that you did something wonderful, you don't need the validation of a petty teacher who can see past their own misperceptions. (get the impression that I didn't like this woman ) I knew that I didn't deserve that minus and the fact that she gave it to me validated to me that SHE had the problem and not me.

Give your daughter a big hug and let her know how proud you are of her.