SELF - FULFILLING PROPHECY

A self-fulfilling prophecy is an expectation – positive or negative – about something or someone that can affect a person’s behavior in a way that leads those expectations to become a reality.

To help you understand the term SELF-FULLFILLING PROPHECY, here is an example:

A child who recently moved to a new school. If the child believes that he or she is awkward, unlikeable, or unpopular, they may also believe that they won’t be able to make any friends or that no one will be willing to sit with them during lunch. The strongly-held beliefs whether they are initially true or not affect the way the child acts when he or she enters the lunchroom. This may evoke an awkwardness or shyness in the child’s behavior that may not otherwise be apparent. In a similar manner, positive beliefs affect the persons behaviour leading to positive attitude and actions.

A self-fulfilling prophecy is any held belief or expectation that leads to behaviors that ultimately prove the belief or expectation true. When used positively, this phenomenon can be a great tool in a human life.

So keeping the ideology in mind, at Olive TRAILS RBKIS, teachers use words that encourage children at every step of their doings. When children constantly hear motivating words from the teacher, their beliefs about themselves are positive and they work towards achieving them.

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