Doesn’t it feel great when you are complimented on your achievements? You are reminded of your love for what you do and you feel inspired to go on and achieve even more.
Perhaps this is the key to unlock the potential of our underperforming students. Realistically though, on its own, it is probably not enough. Kindness without rigour actually does students a disservice and allows them to drop below what they might otherwise have achieved. So, rather than prematurely raising a glass to toast the success of our students, we might instead raise our expectations.
The idea of raising expectations to improve outcomes is not a new one. In 1968, a study showed that when teachers expected an enhanced performance from their students, their students’ performance was indeed enhanced
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