Mispronouncing Students Names

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“The Lasting Impact of Mispronouncing Students’ Names” Teacher must understand the long term effects of mispronouncing a child’s name, this can alter his or her outlook on nationality, character, and religion. Names hold significance and substance, being uneducated on the given background/ history will hinder educator’s worldwide. Educators have the biggest impact in a child’s life. With that capability every educator should make it their mission to make sure each student is safe and well cared for. In the article “The Lasting Impact of Mispronouncing Students’ Names”, the author identifies how ignominious it is to mispronounce a child’s name. Studies show that the majority of today’s educators inadvertently mispronounce their students’

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