The word expectation will bring 2 meanings to mind:

1) A standard of performance

2) Our anticipation

- On a second reading, what further details caught your attention?

Level of performance is simply standard encompasses 4 aspects:

-Quality and quantity of work

-Work habits and work procedures

-Business and house-keeping routines

-Interpersonal behaviours

- Are there any ideas or details that can be applied to your role as a teacher and/or
the relationship with your students? 

- What insights have you learnt about yourself from the reading?

There are actually many ways through which we can communicate our standards and expectations to our pupils. Sometimes, we only express our expectations at the beginning of the year, and presume the pupils will keep to them. Some good examples are:

-Repeated Communication: The expectations are repeated often enough to make sure students absorb it

-Personal Contact: Individual face-to-face contact with pupils helps to communicate expectations through a very personal rapport.

- What do these ideas mean to you?

- What links / relationships can you establish between these ideas and your

role as a teacher?

- How can the concepts introduced in the chapter provide you with workable 

strategies that you can try in the classroom?

- Are there any changes or improvements that you want to make after reading the article? How would you go about making those improvements and when?

- How can these changes affect your teaching and your students’ learning?

When we give them expectations, we have to be specific and at the same time realistic. A good balance between setting high expectations and realistic expectations allows pupils to be pushed to their best potential, without cases of students giving up achieving the standards halfway through.