Goal:
To understand the SFP in your own life and recognize how the SFP occurs within the larger social system of education.
An illustration from your textbook of the self-fulfilling prophecy- there are 4 steps starting with “Jerry meets Bianca who is Italian”:

Instructions:
- Think of a time when the self-fulfilling prophecy has occurred in your own life. Please draw out by hand NOT typed each of the 4 main steps in the cycle as shown above and put your example in each of the 4 areas. Embed your image. You will not receive credit if your image is attached.
- Now, let’s think about the self-fulfilling prophecy in education. Read and explain why the self-fulfilling prophecy may be problematic for certain individuals and beneficial to others.
- How might the self-fulfilling prophecy be related to in education?
- Has there ever been a time when you felt a teacher “labeled” you and it impacted your performance? NOTE: If you do not feel comfortable discussing your own lived experience, you can discuss something you have observed in a classroom.
- Do a quick google search for ways to reduce the self-fulfilling prophecy. Copy and paste the article link and discuss 1-2 things you are going to do in your own life to reduce this.
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