I'm all for high expectations! Every educator ought to expect every student to succeed, a priori. This is basic. It's part of Carol Dweck's brilliant idea, The Growth Mindset, about the role that ...

High expectations can bolster confidence, resulting in increased effort, more persistence, and better performance. But when people fall short of expectations early on, many become concerned with what ...

Teachers know that expectations matter. They know that having high expectations in a classroom can both support (“I know you can do this”) and spur (“I’m not going to accept your bare minimum effort”) ...

When we approach setting high expectations as a positive and nurturing experience, we can integrate these two strategies to support students Teachers are constantly challenged with improving student ...

On December 4, AEI’s Robert Pondiscio hosted a panel to discuss bringing high expectations back to education. The event began with the Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research’s Steven F. Wilson, ...

Eighteen classes of schoolchildren were tested for their IQs. The results weren’t shown to students or parents. Instead, their teachers were simply given a list of which ones scored highest, along ...

Many of us longed for a fresh start after 2022, a year of war, mass shootings, and Omicron. Twenty twenty-three, we hope, will be better: more peace, less political strife, and a chance to catch our ...