Language Points 3 On a family basis, the labels are sometimes attached by the neighbors. " Those Joneses are trash.. always on welfare. Or the label may be attached by the family itself. We smiths would rather go hungry than ask for government help The Smith boy, growing up with this label of awesome independence, lives up to it as readily as the Jones girl lives up to her label. " They all think we're trash? Pll act like trash!
13 On a family basis, the labels are sometimes attached by the neighbors. “Those Joneses are trash … always on welfare.” Or the label may be attached by the family itself. “We Smiths would rather go hungry than ask for government help! ” The Smith boy, growing up with this label of awesome independence, lives up to it as readily as the Jones girl lives up to her label. “They all think we’re trash? I’ll act like trash!” Language Points
Language Points 14 The label may be less inclusive, even sexist. One family might say proudly, " The men in our family are always professionals When Bill, a son in this family, finds that carpentry is the work he loves best, he faces a family conflict -and a conflict with himself His inner strength may allow him to go through with his own desires and become a carpenter, but then he knows that he hasn't lived up to the family label and he goes through life with a sense of guilt. He may even create his own label. "Pm a failure, really. " It doesn 't matter that bill is a success in his field that in time he owns his own business and makes more money than his brother Bob, who became a lawyer. Bill is still not a professional man, and as a result his inner label still reads failure
14 The label may be less inclusive, even sexist. One family might say proudly, “The men in our family are always professionals.” When Bill, a son in this family, finds that carpentry is the work he loves best, he faces a family conflict — and a conflict with himself. His inner strength may allow him to go through with his own desires and become a carpenter, but then he knows that he hasn’t lived up to the family label and he goes through life with a sense of guilt. He may even create his own label. “I’m a failure, really.” It doesn’t matter that Bill is a success in his field, that in time he owns his own business and makes more money than his brother Bob, who became a lawyer. Bill is still not a professional man, and as a result his inner label still reads failure. Language Points
Language Points 15 Labeling within a family starts very early. Before the baby understands verbal language, he responds to body language and indirect communication. He senses the love in his parents' voice before he understands the words and he also senses the rejection indifference, fear, or hostility, and he reacts to those emotions too
15 Labeling within a family starts very early. Before the baby understands verbal language, he responds to body language and indirect communication. He senses the love in his parents’ voice before he understands the words, and he also senses the rejection, indifference, fear, or hostility, and he reacts to those emotions too. Language Points
Language Points 16 If he's treated with love and gentleness, he responds with both emotions. Later, when he understands speech, he accepts his label. Jimmy is the nice one in the family, or Sally, who's been a difficult baby, earns the label of troublemaker. Each child, along with his given name, picks up a label. She's the clever one. He's the pushy one norman is always late. betty is so hard to love Barbara is cold Jack is wild. Natalie is sweet, and so on. the labels may reflect reality. Natalie may be sweet, but as often as not the reality has been imposed on the child by the label. If Natalie hears that she is sweet often enough she begins to act sweet you tend to live up to your label
16 If he’s treated with love and gentleness, he responds with both emotions. Later, when he understands speech, he accepts his label. Jimmy is the nice one in the family, or Sally, who’s been a difficult baby, earns the label of troublemaker. Each child, along with his given name, picks up a label. She’s the clever one. He’s the pushy one. Norman is always late. Betty is so hard to love. Barbara is cold. Jack is wild. Natalie is sweet, and so on. The labels may reflect reality. Natalie may be sweet, but as often as not the reality has been imposed on the child by the label. If Natalie hears that she is sweet often enough, she begins to act sweet. You tend to live up to your label Language Points
Language Points 17 In the same way, the students in the teaching experiment were labeled bright, and they managed to be bright, to work beyond their ordinary ability
17 In the same way, the students in the teaching experiment were labeled bright, and they managed to be bright, to work beyond their ordinary ability. Language Points