Habit #1: Exhibit Positive Expectations for All Students
Wong & Wong (2009) state that "you can accomplish anything with students if you set high expectations for behavior and performance by which you yourself abide" (p. 37). Dreikurs et al (1971) also dictates that "the force behind every human action is its goal. To an extent everybody knows what he wants and acts accordingly" (p.7). Therefore, as educators we need to keep in mind throughout this lesson, how our behavior and attitude reflects the environment of the classroom.
Student success can be determined correlationally by one factor and that is attitude. A positive attitude in the classroom can work wonders for students and it all begins with the teacher. Glasser's research also supports that a positivity is important as love and belonging are the most important needs that to be met for those in the classroom. Positive or high expectations is a belief that whoever you teach and whatever you do will result in success and achievement.
Here are some examples of positive versus negative mantras or expectations:
Positive Negative
- "I beleive that every child can learn and will - "You don't understand the culture where I
achieve to his or her fullest potential." teach."
-"What we achieve comes from how we work -" These kids just don't want to learn."
together."
Which of these do you hear yourself say in your classroom or maybe when you go home after work? Believe it or not, our students and other teachers pick up on these positive or negative emotions and it effects the culture of our classroom. So where do we begin to build a positive classroom environment and positive expectations?
Begin with the following ideal in mind:
Student success can be determined correlationally by one factor and that is attitude. A positive attitude in the classroom can work wonders for students and it all begins with the teacher. Glasser's research also supports that a positivity is important as love and belonging are the most important needs that to be met for those in the classroom. Positive or high expectations is a belief that whoever you teach and whatever you do will result in success and achievement.
Here are some examples of positive versus negative mantras or expectations:
Positive Negative
- "I beleive that every child can learn and will - "You don't understand the culture where I
achieve to his or her fullest potential." teach."
-"What we achieve comes from how we work -" These kids just don't want to learn."
together."
Which of these do you hear yourself say in your classroom or maybe when you go home after work? Believe it or not, our students and other teachers pick up on these positive or negative emotions and it effects the culture of our classroom. So where do we begin to build a positive classroom environment and positive expectations?
Begin with the following ideal in mind:
"It take just as much energy to acheive positive results as it does to acheive negative results".
-- Wong &Wong (2009)
Teachers get what they expect. Depending on our expectations, some teacher can be stifling their students unknowingly. Try this exercise below and complete this sentence with the following vocabulary words or expectations:
" Teachers often give high-achieving students more ____________ than low-achieving students".
Opportunity Affirmation Proximity
Individual Help Praise Questions
The point behind this activity is that with every student we create a "self-fulfilling prophecy." This self-fulfilling prophecy suggests that what you expect from a student is what the student gives back to you. But how can we create a positive expectations for all our students? We create an atmosphere of invitational education.
" Teachers often give high-achieving students more ____________ than low-achieving students".
Opportunity Affirmation Proximity
Individual Help Praise Questions
The point behind this activity is that with every student we create a "self-fulfilling prophecy." This self-fulfilling prophecy suggests that what you expect from a student is what the student gives back to you. But how can we create a positive expectations for all our students? We create an atmosphere of invitational education.
Invitational Education
The basis of invitational education is being inviting and building relationships in your classroom and in your students' learning. Are we not all more comfortable when we feel like we belong? When their needs are met in the classroom, student are more likely to concentrate on their learning and lessons. Wong & Wong (2009) give great examples on how to be invitational to your students in your classroom and meet these needs.
Inviting Verbal Comments
Inviting Personal Behaviors
Inviting Personal Environment
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Additionally, Wong & Wong (2009) state there are also five essential concepts to creating a loving and comfortable positive learning environment for students. These basic concepts or steps can be seen below and demonstrated in the video below of Rosemary T. Wong demonstrating the impact of a positive greeting and expectations.
Five Significant Concepts to Increase Positive Expectations & Invitational Education
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