What will make a difference to our levels of wellbeing is if we have right vs. wrong expectations.

能影响幸福水平的,是我们的期望是正确还是错误。

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But we have very clear expectations about what we expect in classrooms,

我们会很明确地说出课堂上该做的事情，

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And if we have high expectations, if we see the seed of greatness in the students, that seed of greatness is more likely to flourish.

如果我们有很高的期望，如果我们在学生身上看到伟大的潜能，那么这种潜能就更可能被激发。

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And, we enter into a contract. You walk in here, you have certain expectations of me.

我们就定下了契约，我走进来，你对我会有所期待。

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