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All students can blow us away! They just need belief, challenge, and support.  That quote resonated with me because as teachers, we never know what the student is coming into the classroom with.  Life challenges, stressors etc.  -Yani

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All students can blow us away! They just need belief, challenge, and support.  That quote resonated with me because as teachers, we never know what the student is coming into the classroom with.  Life challenges, stressors etc.  -Yani

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Nick O'Donnell -Give Them Opportunities!

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Nick O'Donnell -Give Them Opportunities!

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Overall, the video really inspired me. It showed the power of believing in students’ ideas and intellect, not just their ability to follow directions. I was reminded how high expectations aren’t just academic—they’re also about trusting students with meaningful, real-world learning opportunities.

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Give Students opportunities for authentic success. Believe, challenge, support!!! Put aside any preconceptions.

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Set aside preconceptions is very important to me because every child changes and is capable of more than they think. 💭 one thing that stuck with me is “ only support while they do all the work” it’s hard to do but once your able to the student will grow and learn so much. They have to prove to themself they are capable while getting support.

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I love the idea of using theatre for students to discover a side of themselves they didn't think was possible-- Sasha Guevara

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"set challenges that are just risky enough that they have the power to transform lives." Working in a Communication classroom, I feel like my students are doing this daily. They are also always out of their comfort zone when put into a general education setting.

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My big takeaway from the video was when she said that any student can achieve great things, but to do so students have to surprise themselves and see what they are capable of achieving. You need to experience authentic success. It will help them understand their potential.

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All students can blow us away, but they may not be able to do it alone! --Nick O'Donnell

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All students can blow us away, but they may not be able to do it alone! --Nick O'Donnell

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I am curious how to create experiences of authentic success or "knowing that you know" similar to the experience with the college mural on a regular basis- Rebecca

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High expectations are a form of trust and belief. They help students stretch beyond what they thought possible. It creates a classroom culture where effort, growth, and resilience are the norm.

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High expectations can push students out of their comfort zone and grow their abilities they might not’ve acknowledged before.

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When we set high expectations for students it challenges them to try new or risky things. It is important to remember that when we want to challenge students we need to do it in a safe and welcoming environment.

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kids/people have to see for themselves that they can succeed

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Setting and maintaining high expectations tells students that we see their potential—even when they don’t see it yet.

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By setting high expectations for students, they will begin to build self-confidence and take risks in learning new things. This helps them believe they can achieve anything they set their minds to

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Her last quote spoke to me "Challenges risky enough to transform lives."

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Her last quote spoke to me "Challenges risky enough to transform lives."

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One thing that really resonated with me was when the speaker said " Put aside your assumptions and give students opportunities to take risks that they can achieve".

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High expectations can help students harness their inner strengths and showcase abilities they might now know they had.

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I appreciated the reminder that we are there to support our students, but they are the ones doing the hard work.

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Kids will aspire to the expectations you set.

You have to be willing to let them fail, so that they can experience success. Let them surprise themselves!

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I loved " Challenges just risky enough to transform lives."