I find it very interesting the discussion about expections and self fulfilling prophecy with students. It is a very delicate balance between truly objectively evaluating a students performance, not discouraging them and holding same standards for all. I must admit, I have been pleasantly surprised by a few students who I was not so sure were going to be succcessful or as successful as they were. This does demonstrate that we should not judge the students before us, and give them every chance to succeed.
