"Before half-term I attended a Learning Breakfast run by 6th Form students on Labelling. The session was well organised and very informative. We all think we know our pupils well and do label them even if we do not want to admit it. What was good about the session was the fact that it allowed us to see the impact that labelling had on our students; for example the sixth former who was labelled as "the quiet one" throughout her education and who admitted that she lived up to that label, showed us that in fact she was very confident and able to lead a group discussion. It was shocking really as I think lot of us teachers would have allowed her to be "the quiet one" and this meant that no one really new what she was capable of until she reached the sixth form and was placed into a situation which forced her not to be "the quiet one." What might have worked well is if the sixth formers had quotes from students lower down the school to explain how they felt about labelling as well."
Jackie Doyle (Business)
"The session was very inspiring as the 6th form students were able to show the teachers their perspective on labelling in the classroom. It was good to realise how students (and teachers) can feel when they are labelled and how hard it is to remove the label. The interaction with the group was good, everybody present was given the opportunity to participate. The activities during the session were well organised and there was a good variety of activities. The only thing missing was the labelling of teachers done by students. There could have been a little bit about how students see teachers and how they can take away the preconceptions that students have about teachers (maybe that's too much for one session). All in all, I really enjoyed it and the 6th formers seemed to enjoy delivering the session as well!"
Rudolf Van Koningsvieng (Science)
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