One year ago few people thought Leicester City Football Club would become Premier League Champions.
This time last year who thought that Donald Trump would become the Republican Candidate for this year’s U.S. Presidential election?
But someone believed they could do what seemed impossible and both Leicester and Trump defied most people’s expectations.
How we perceive ourselves and how we are perceived by others influence what we believe we can do.
As the new school year begins, children enter classrooms with perceptions of themselves and perceptions of their classmates. They may perceive themselves and their classmates to be serious or mischievous, friendly or cheeky, helpful or shy in school.
They may perceive themselves and others to be clever or average, weak or stupid, capable or smart in some or all school subjects. Continue reading