5/16/2023 0 Comments Tinykeep elevated expectations![]() ![]() I weighed the options, hoping one would rise as the right choice. I tried to visualize the bike and imagine how I would feel riding it in each color. I was about to buy a new bicycle, and I couldn’t decide on the color. Actually, thinking is too generous a word for what I was doing. ![]() I cannot imagine a better feeling than someone telling you that you are full of potential and ability.At 5 am I was lying in bed, awake, thinking. I know that my children look up to their teachers and are influenced by what happens in the classroom. 9).ĭo All Students Fall Victim to Low Expectations?Īs a parent, I feel strongly that all teachers should hold high expectations for their students. In a study (Brown & Medway, 2007) of a school (with 10 years of unsatisfactory student progress) with a high percentage of low-income students, 70% population of African-American students, and 34% of students in special education classes, a plan that focused on high expectations brought about national awards for their subsequent accomplishments(Brown & Medway, 2007, para. Researcher, Richard Elmore, a researcher who studies schools with racial diversity and high poverty levels, found that schools that were successful, were schools in which teachers and administrators had high expectations for students (Elmore, 2006, para. He concludes that “there is nothing intrinsic to the students’ backgrounds or cultures that would prevent them from achievement” (Flores, 2007, para. Research (Flores, 2007) has shown that the achievement gap in poor and minority students is due to a lack of opportunity, not a lack of intelligence (Flores, 2007, para. Teachers, who have low expectations of these minority students and as a result do not teach students more advanced math, are one of the problems (Flores, 2007, para. Flores feels that many factors account for the differences in test scores. Flores (2007) states that the percentage of White teachers is 88%, while the minority students make up 33% of the student population (Flores, 2007, para. 88).ĭo teachers have low expectations of students from low-income families? Do minority students face bias due to stereotypes? Alfinio Flores (2007) studied this topic in reference to the differences in math scores between low-income minority students and White students (Flores, 2007, para. While it may not be possible to meet the same standards as other children, a teacher with high expectations for students with cognitive disabilities can help establish an environment that is not conducive to further inhibiting a student's achievements (McGrew & Evans, 2003, para. Labeling puts an emphasis on the student's shortcomings (McGrew & Evans, 2003, para. These low expectations are communicated to students by the labels they receive in school. 13), 84% of teachers questioned did not believe that children with special needs should be required to achieve the same goals as other students (McGrew & Evans, 2003, para. In a national survey (McGrew & Evans, 2003, para. ![]() No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) both "require that all children count in school accountability measures so high expectations will result in high achievement for every child" (Quenemoen & Thurlow, 2007, para. So crucial is the need for high expectations that there are two laws that deal with ensuring high expectations for all children (Quenemoen & Thurlow, 2007).
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