Overcoming Stereotypes In The Classroom

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I'm very familiar with situation with being an outgrouper because it was a big challenge for when i was younger i have to overcome those situation and becoome part of the group. those situation happen more often that i would like mostly is school when i just moved to a new school i end up being in a class where they all know each other . the first thing i notice is their perception of me is only going to be unaccurate simply because they don't know anything about me but my name. but thtas not gonna stop them from presuming that they know more .I think the stereotypes they hold depend on the groups and how they influence each other.most of the time i felt i was look at as a different person, calm,shy, and dont like talking to poeple,maybe

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