Viktor Frankl explains that if we set our expectations high, promoting "man" with what he really CAN be, he will always rise to the challenge. As educators, we must help spark our students to achieve and teach them how to become what he/she is capable of becoming. We are forming these young children into critical thinkers and must always be willing to push them to their highest potential. As educators, we must have high expectations and help guide our students to become what they are capable of becoming. Our students need to know that we believe in them. They need us, as educators, to set clear, specific, high goals and make them clear. Students also need us to teach them how to meet those goals.
Frankl brings up a concept that I have used and tried to encourage across our campus. I agree with you that our students are looking for us to motivate and push. If we are not setting the bar high enough we are not truly getting maximum achievement from our students. My goal as a teacher is to get the most out of each student. In order for me to do that I must to teach to the highest level in that particular classroom. I am not suggesting forgetting about the students who may not be on par with others but instead throughout every lesson take it far enough that challenges all students. A teachers evaluation can be set up to have each student meet goals they may not have thought possible.
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