Look Beyond What You See

I found it encouraging to have a reminder to assume that each child is capable of learning to read and write. Sometimes we do set our expectations too low because of certain limitations we see the child has having. I have meet parents who will tell me that "Oh, my child can't do that! He is a terrible writer!" The expectations for the child have already been set so as not to expect much. We have to set high expectations for our students and then find the tools to get them there. I know with my own children, I have seen them believe that they can not meet a new challenge and then when they realize they have support and tools to conquer the challenge their confidence rises. The conquest of a task that they did not believe they could achieve leads to a rise in confidence in other areas of their lives. Let us always set our expectations high and help children believe they can do it!