Blog Assignment #12

Teacher Expectations Raise Student Achievement-
The Article "Teacher Expectations Raise Student Achievement" discusses the expectations of all teachers and how important it is for them to have expectations to meet. The article tells us that if we expect our students to misbehave and have failing grades then that is probably what is going to happen. Also, if we expect good behavior and good grades then that is also what will probably happen. A teacher's attitude can mean so much when it comes to getting positive or negative results from students. The overall message of this article is if you have high expectations, your students will have higher achievements. If you have low expectations, the students will only achieve what you expect of them. I think it is important for all teachers to understand this main concept and all teachers should have to read this article. I hope that when I am an educator I will have a positive attitude that will positively effect my students.

Expectations: The Self-fulfilling Prophecy-
Like the article, this video is a discussion about the effect of teacher expectations. It explains how important high expectations are for teachers to have of their students. As a teacher, if you standards are high then your students are more likely to rise to those standards of learning. It gives an example of a teacher telling a student that they were expecting a D from them and that is what the student got. This comment made toward the student could have had no positive meaning behind it, so a student is probably going to give the teacher what they expect. The teacher clearly implied that the student was less capable. To me, as a future teacher, expectations are a must in order to get positive results from my students. I hope to let my expectations reflect in the students work.