Americans live in a world that is full of labels. Just look outside any window and be astonished by all the different and unique labels that people produce into the world, from clothing to stores to toys, and even each other; humans seem desire this natural need to fully be aware and knowing what things are and how they are to function. The whole fascination with labeling has been embodied by people since ancient times, but labeling hasn’t been a major issue like it is today. As medicine and other medical practices grew, people began to label the things that were wrong with one another, not completely exploring what effects these so called labels might have on society. The adverse effects of labeling a developing child can be detrimental to the child's development, growth, and mental health.
In the 1950's and though the 1960's state and federal mandates were set in education to demand that schools develop special education classes, much like one would see today, not knowing how to properly identify problems or behaviors that were associated with learning disabilities. The whole premise of helping and developing a safe learning environment that the teacher can control …show more content…
The research that is currently give suggest that children that are labeled incorrectly or more likely to experience these type of roadblocks in life compared to the children that are labeled correctly labeled. To most the cons outweigh the pros of a child being labeled with some sort of disability for the negative expectations that a child is held to when they are labeled, to the growth of the child and their social connections, and finally their mental health is weakened and undefined test to access the damage that the drugs may do, when helping the
In the 1950's and though the 1960's state and federal mandates were set in education to demand that schools develop special education classes, much like one would see today, not knowing how to properly identify problems or behaviors that were associated with learning disabilities. The whole premise of helping and developing a safe learning environment that the teacher can control …show more content…
The research that is currently give suggest that children that are labeled incorrectly or more likely to experience these type of roadblocks in life compared to the children that are labeled correctly labeled. To most the cons outweigh the pros of a child being labeled with some sort of disability for the negative expectations that a child is held to when they are labeled, to the growth of the child and their social connections, and finally their mental health is weakened and undefined test to access the damage that the drugs may do, when helping the