We teachers are often told to have high expectations of our students; that makes sense: by having high expectations of them we set them challenges which push them to improve whereas if we start off believing a student lacks ability we will give them less challenging work and they will make less progress. However, I have come to wonder whether excessively high expectations are putting so much pressure on students that it's affecting their mental health. If we continuously push students to achieve, to work harder, we cheerlead them on telling them that if they just persevere they'll succeed, won't this make them incredibly stressed and anxious? I have been a teacher for almost 20 years and also a school counsellor and have noticed more and more students with extreme anxiety and related issues (such as self-harm and school avoidance). I wonder if, instead of pushing students harder and harder to achieve, we should try to find the 'right' expectations for each child and help them accept their limitations as much as to overcome difficulties.
TL;DR Having high expectations can stress students out. Wouldn't it be better to help students to accept their limits?
Submitted June 11, 2019 at 06:17AM by plcanonica http://bit.ly/2wP8j8B
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