Teachers seem to love to say, "Next year, in ____ grade, you will be expected to know/be able to ________."
The students take this pretty seriously and this saying becomes a way to coerce students into learning something or acting more responsibly. It is a pretty effective technique, and students really respond. Many times they will start telling each other about other ominous things to expect "next year".
I find it a little humorous that students don't really realize that they hear this every year.
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I remember getting a big talk like this in fifth grade. They had me scared to death of middle school
Ah, I just said this to a student today whose binder was a disorganized mess! "Next year, you will be in high school, and we won't be around to help you get organized!" :-)
Yes, we DO use the phrase "next year" a lot! And it DOES seem to work!
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