Clarification:

High-performing classrooms include a classroom culture and organizational structures where high expectations for performance are consistently communicated and students are encouraged to take risks, try new skills, and push themselves to learn new information without fear of failure. Effort is rewarded and students are encouraged to set stretch goals and develop plans to monitor their progress and accomplishments. Teachers maintain a culture that is based on high expectations for student performance, behavior, self-motivation and taking responsibility for their own learning. Student ownership is the focus when developing classroom culture and norms. Every aspect of the school system values and communicates an expectation for growth and high levels of performance.