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Key points

Classic Research on Teacher Expectations p. 52
Success is Easy p. 60
Every educator ought to spend time in a kindergarten or first-grade class each year, just to look at and feel the excitement that’s there.
We are judged by the way we dress
Class culture

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Chp. 6 Why positive expectations are important

Key Idea: Student success is limited only by the expectations teachers have of them.

Attitude is the only trait that correlates to success.
There are two kinds of expectations: positive or high, and negative or low.
Teachers who set and communicate high expectations to all their students obtain greater academic performance from these students than teachers who set low expectations.
Teacher expectations play a significant role in determining how well and how much students learn.
Students are extremely sensitive to the way teachers behave toward them.

“People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care” Theodore Roosevelt

Chp. 7 How to invite students to learning

Key Idea: An intentionally inviting teacher in an inviting classroom gives students a sense of purpose and importance

Everyone needs to feel welcomed on the first day and every day of the school year
The very nature of an invitation is to build relationships among participants.
Student can refuse words, but they cannot refuse a positive “invitationationl attitude.”
School is not a place; school is a concept
Coming to school every day can seem like a hopeless task for some students unless they can succeed at what they do.

Chp. 8, How to dress for success

Key idea: The effective teacher dresses professional to model success

Chp. 9, How to create a culture of courtesy and cooperation

Key Idea: The heart of education is the education of the heart