When a teacher underestimates the abilities of the ethnic minority children in her classroom and the children exhibit a lower performance based on these expectations, a self-fulfilling prophecy has occurred.

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This is an example of the self-fulfilling prophecy, where the teacher's low expectations can influence the children's academic performance and ultimately confirm the teacher's initial assumptions.

When a Teacher Underestimates the Abilities of the Ethnic Minority