Mention “pygmalion effect” to your child’s school principal or teacher and you’ll get a nod of recognition, and a smile. It is well known in psychological/educational research and has become a buzzword in business/management as “galatea effect”. But let’s not get lost in semantic quagmire. 

     The Webster’s Dictionary defines ‘expect’ as a verb from Latin “expectare”: ex-“out” and spectare-“to look”; to believe that something will occur.  Expectation: a looking forward or waiting for something.

     Limited expectations bring limited results; conversely, high expectations bring exceptional results. Though this seems to be common sense, this concept is so intriguing in academia that it has become a popular topic of research.