Analyzing Ayers 'Seeing The Student'

Labeling is a big issue in the society in which we live in. As students, educators and of course humans we are consistently labeling others and ourselves. “Seeing the student “by Ayers brings to light the issues among labeling students. Ayers depicts the issue of labeling students with different disabilities whether it is a learning disability or a physical disability. The idea that some educators are unable to see the best out of their students raises a great issue on how students are affected by us as their teachers.
Ayers believes that labeling is becoming more widespread among schools. Labeling has given such a negative connation for students. When I attended high school, labeling was present but it did not affect me in a negative

way. I was a star on the track team at Midwood High School. I was a great student who always did my work on time. In high school, I was labeled as a track star and Haitian coolie. I was comfortable and was able to navigate throughout every type of groups of friends. I had all kinds of friends some were labeled as bad students, nerds, athletes, and groups that were considered cool.
I believe that students should be presented and described in a positive way. Although there will be days students will act up and do things that forces us to label them in a negative way it is important to express them positively. Students feed on to the energy of the people around them especially their educators. The trust that they build with us as students can influence them for a better tomorrow. It is important to allow students to be themselves and teach them about labeling. Today labeling comes in many different forms. Some forms of labeling may be considered a form of bullying.