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But in any case, I did poorly on the tests and so, in the first three years of school, I had teachers who thought I was

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"But in any case, I did poorly on the tests and so, in the first three years of school, I had teachers who thought I was stupid and when people think you're stupid, they have low expectations for you"

- Robert Sternberg

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This quote is written / told by Robert Sternberg somewhere between December 8, 1949 and today. He/she was a famous Educator from USA. The author also have 21 other quotes.

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