Raising Expectations

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Schools in today’s society set way to low expectations for their students. Teachers are satisfied with work that is not even feasible to read. They praise their students for their effort and not for the quality of their work. This means they are not providing students with proficient reading skills and supporting the students were they need help. How can a child improve if you never correct them, when they are wrong? Teachers should never lack faith in their students abilities. This method does not teach students to take pride in their work. By having these low expectations they are not pushing or even seeing what their students are capable of doing. We as educators should want to prepare our students for the real world. In order to see what our students are able to do we must raise our expectations. By raising our expectations we are allowing students to learn how to be exemplary writers and readers. Now we cannot raise our expectations of students and not provide them with the proper tools and support. Everyone must take part in helping our students become exemplary writers and readers. Teachers can help students become better writers by using an optimal learning model. Which is similar to a gradual release model. First, the teacher must demonstrate what a good writer and reader does. The teacher must …show more content…

With shared demonstration or shared writing. This is where the teacher is still guiding the students but is allowing to them to take part in the writing process. It helps the students create something that would not be possible on their own. While the students are sharing their ideas the teacher is shaping their thinking. The teacher can do this by asking higher thinking questions and by adding more detail. During this process the teacher is also helping the students with reading comprehension. The students are having to reread and really think about the work they have

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