Pros And Cons Of Labeling Children

According to dictionary.com, the word label is defined as, “A short word or phrase descriptive of a person, group, intellectual movement (). Labels are used way too commonly without people realize just how hurtful they can be or even how it can limit a person with a disability. Some of the most common labels that people with disabilities face are developmentally delayed, intellectual disabilities, and hearing impairments. Yes, those are the politically correct terms, but when you label someone with those impairments you never truly give them a chance to break those barriers.
There are several pros and cons to labeling children. When it comes to writing laws for people with a disability it is okay because there needs to be a specific term to
It is a real shame that just one word can influence the way someone looks at someone else. This does not just apply to just students with disabilities though, it occurs with people in general anyway. An example of that would to describe someone as uneducated or poor you immediately look at them differently and that is just the way society has developed and made people look at others. It is sad to think how just one word can alter someone else’s perception of another person. Labeling a student as a “special ed kid” does affect them and their self-perception. They may get on their head that a “special ed kid” is bad and then they will never strive for more. Just because they may go to another class does not mean they lack the same skills, it just means they need a little more instruction. There is nothing wrong with being a “special ed kid” it is a shame that society has labeled that as a bad thing. Labeling has become an issue in society today and changes the way people look at someone they do not know. Hopefully one day labeling will not be a thing anymore and people with disabilities will not have to worry about breaking