In education, the classifying or categorizing of students based on their ability or aptitude for the purpose of placement.<\/p>\n
labeling Tagging a child as good or bad, bright or dull, pretty or plain, and the like; a destructive habit, because such labels can damage a child\u2019s self-esteem and (because children often live up to adults\u2019 expectations for them) may become self-fulfilling prophecies. Child-development experts recommend that parents and teachers avoid labels such as a \u201cproblem child\u201d or \u201cslow learner\u201d (sometimes on the basis of a single unreliable test) and focus instead on what children can and cannot do, helping them to grow in areas where their skills are weak.<\/p>\n
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In education, the classifying or categorizing of students based on their ability or aptitude for the purpose of placement. labeling Tagging a child as good or bad, bright or dull, pretty or plain, and the like; a destructive habit, because such labels can damage a child\u2019s self-esteem and (because children often live up to adults\u2019 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-l"],"yoast_head":"\n