This concept struck a chord with me. I found the short video very interesting and though provoking. It made me reflect on how our community perceives someone's value or worth and how that impacts and influences someone's choices. I would like to share the video with my school community.
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I absolutely agree Jodie. The concept of misrecognition hit home immediately.
I need to be aware of it in my ‘teacher talk.’ Having just completed an end-of-year handover I have to reflect on the language I used when handing over students that required various types and levels of support. How much of this remains teacher talk and how much of it seeps out into the classroom? What are the effects either way?
More obvious are the unwanted side-effects of ability streaming and grouping, assessments, rubrics and A-E reporting. It doesn’t take long before students identify themselves (and others) as a part of the supported group of learners… though they tend to frame it as ‘the low group’, ‘the dumb group’ etc.
Clearly the flow on from primary school can have life-long consequences. But the immediate effects are no less concerning in terms of student well-being, motivation and identity.