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Pygmalion in the Classroom: Teacher Expectation and Pupil's Intellectual Development Skylight Press 3 percent of GDPThe 'Pygmalion phenomenon' is the self fulfilling prophecy embedded in teachers' expectations. Simply put, when teachers expect students to do well and show intellectual growth, they do; when teachers do not have such expectations, performance and growth are not encouraged and may in fact be discouraged in a variety of ways. Research suggests that our expectations strongly influence the performance of those around us from the members of our football