Today I didn't meet any student, but V, a teacher. She told me a lot about teaching in Mexico and the dysfunctional schools there. It made her so upset and I realised how important it is to have high expectations on the students and establish that through different classes.
Most students from V's school in Mexico come from the underpriviledged families, and students are playing, singing, laughing, running... doing virtually anything they want but learning. Not only V's lessons, but all lessons are messy. It seems that students are not aware of the reason why they are in school, and the teachers did not make it clear what is expected from the students since the first day.
While many consider that having high expectation on the students is good, how to make it clear to them?
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