Efficacy

Teachers with efficacy are driven toward high results and achievement. They hold high expectations for their students. Highly effective teachers, however, are not those that set impossible standards. They expect only the best performance the students can give, while providing the students with the tools they need in order to achieve. By instilling self-awareness, persistence, and other work ethics in students, teachers are able to encourage their students to become highly motivated to achieve their own goals.
Erik Erikson said, "Children cannot be fooled by empty praise and condescending encouragement...ego identity gains real strength from wholehearted and consistent recognition of real accomplishment, that is, achievement that has meaning in the culture." Many people believe that one of the problems with today's society is that we are too indulgent with our children. We give in to what they want. We let them get away with improper behavior. And, we reward them for simply doing the things they are normally expected to do. This overindulgent behavior often results in lazy, unmotivated, and overconfident students who are unprepared for the "real world" that is full of competition. Students can only grow to be successful adults when they become self-directed, motivated, and goal-oriented. Teachers who teach with efficacy will give students these tools to better prepare them for that outside world.
For more insight, click here: Rewards in the Classroom.