How does ""stereotype threat"" bring race to the surface in (a) understanding student achievement and (b) fostering productive student-teacher relationships?

Often, a stereotype in the field of education is reflected in behavior even before direct contact. Often, the teacher is biased towards the student based on his racial or ethnic origin. For example, guided by stereotypes, the teacher can underestimate the student's mental abilities. A particular role in the formation of a stereotype is played by prejudice - an attitude that has formed an opinion about a person or group of people, often based on rumors, rather than direct evidence. Moreover, this opinion, rather negative, often does not change even with the emergence of new information and new facts. Thus, a teacher under the influence of prejudice can reject those students who do not belong to his ethnic group, allowing discriminatory practices in relation to them, being convinced that they are ignorant and/or even dangerous.