Re: constructivis

myriam nohemy torres (myto who-is-at unm.edu)
Mon, 29 Apr 1996 22:15:15 -0600 (MDT)

Robin
You are raising a very interesting issue here that may be also called
"expectations". Labeling is a form of expectation, and the part that
most concerns me is how often certain cultural backgrounds of children
become a way of labeling and setting very low "expectations" for them,
from which they can hardly escape.

Myriam

Myriam N. Torres
University of New Mexico
College of Education

> I'd rather see enrichment go to kids without those
> home resources--the very kids who are less likely to be
> labelled "talented and gifted." As far as tracking goes, I can't
> think of anything that would deaden a child's desire to learn more
> than to infer that they are considered "less able to learn".
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> Robin
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