Spread the loveA student can largely rely on their teacher’s expectations. The expectations or beliefs of the teacher about any particular student can fix the standards of their performance while motivating or demotivating their academic pursuits. At present, we can see this in high school graduation when students thank their teachers who fostered them and kept confidence in them when they were truly in need of it. Over the years, the educator of the year award-winners and other teachers of similar recognition have justified that teachers have to set high expectations. High expectations are examples of believing in the student’s … Continue reading How Racial Bias Hinders Positive Student Outcomes