Title: 13 Ways to Set High Expectations in the Classroom in 2021
Headings: 13 Ways to Set High Expectations in the Classroom
13 Ways to Set High Expectations in the Classroom
Definition of High Expectations
How to set high Expectations for Students
1. Teach about Growth Mindsets
2. Focus on Effort, not Excellence
3. Ask Students to Try Again
4. Express Unconditional Positive Regard
5. Provide Difficult but Achievable Tasks
6. Identify Causes of Poor Quality Work
7. Be a Role Model
8. Only Praise Behaviors that are Praise-Worthy
9. Show your Expectations with Examples
10. Stop using Gimmicky Rewards as Incentives
11. Ask Open-Ended Questions
12. Give Detailed Feedback
13. Be Consistent
Final Thoughts: Why Raise your Expectations?
References and Further Reading

Content: Instead, we should be reinforcing to our students on a daily basis that they are capable of success if they put the effort in. The concept of ‘growth mindsets’ comes from Carol Dweck, who after years of research concluded: “We found that students’ mindsets—how they perceive their abilities—played a key role in their motivation and achievement, and we found that if we changed students’ mindsets, we could boost their achievement. More precisely, students who believed their intelligence could be developed (a growth mindset) outperformed those who believed their intelligence was fixed (a fixed mindset).” ( Dweck, 2015, p. 1)
I believe that the growth mindset does need to be coupled with appropriate teacher scaffolding. Teachers should also show students that there is a reasonable path to success so students always know what their next steps are. To teach your students about growth mindsets, I recommend you start by showing them the video I’ve embedded above. It’s short, motivating and educational all at once. Then, have a discussion with your class about the growth mindsets concept. 2.