Teacher Expectations

Homework and teacher expectations in my opinion, go hand in hand. As a teacher, it is inevitable that we will be giving homework to our students, and as a teacher, one of our expectations will be that our students will complete and hand in the homework we assign to them. As an elementary school student, I sometimes thought homework was nonsense and a way for the teacher to give you things to do at home so that you didn't have to waste time in class doing it, but now that I'm on the other side of that situation now, I feel that homework is a necessity in any classroom. In my opinion homework helps the teacher and the student both. It helps the teacher to assess and see if her expectations are met by her students and it helps the students refresh what they have learned in the classroom, in addition, it will show the student whether or not he or she has fully grasped the concepts of what was taught.

Teachers always have high expectations of their students, and in my opinion, that is a characteristic of a good and effective teacher. As a teacher you expect your students to respect you and the rules of your classroom, you expect them to learn certain things throughout the year, you expect them to complete assignments that you have given them to enforce what they have learned (this includes homework), and you expect your students to respect themselves, their fellow classmates, and the policies of the school. I've only listed a few of the many expectations teachers have for their students, in my opinion these expectations are goals you would like to see your students reach, and if by the end of the year they have met all of your expectations, then they should be prepared, or atleast on their way to advancing to the next grade level.