Jennifer is an Aboriginal student who shows up to her advanced physics class on the first day of class and is told by the teacher to "go and see the counsellor." The counsellor tells her that she has been moved to a different class because she is not expected to do well in the advanced class even though she has done very well in all her math and science classes previously.Jennifer accepts the move and consequently does poorly in the class,giving up on her goal of going into the sciences in postsecondary.This is an example of

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This is an example of the self-fulfilling prophecy, as the teacher's low expectations for Jennifer led to her being moved to a different class where she did poorly, ultimately giving up on her goal of pursuing science in postsecondary education. This demonstrates how low expectations can become a self-fulfilling prophecy, as they can lead to negative outcomes.

Jennifer Is an Aboriginal Student Who Shows Up to Her