For all of his schooling, Nicola has found himself in the lower level tracks. Despite this, he has studied hard and has done well in his classes. In his eighth-grade year, one of his teachers urged him to register for college preparatory courses in high school. Inspired by the idea that one of his teachers thought he could actually make it to college, Nicola and his parents met with his counselor. Based on the research by Ray Rist, what is the counselor most likely to tell them

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Jaime Madden

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19 November, 10:12

For all of his schooling, Nicola has found himself in the lower level tracks. Despite this, he has studied hard and has done well in his classes. In his eighth-grade year, one of his teachers urged him to register for college preparatory courses in high school. Inspired by the idea that one of his teachers thought he could actually make it to college, Nicola and his parents met with his counselor. Based on the research by Ray Rist, what is the counselor most likely to tell them

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Steve · Answer 1

He would use the labelling theory to show the danger of stereotypes

Explanation:

According to Ray Rist (and others) the labels teachers give to their students are often based on first impression and preconceived ideas (stereotypes) teachers have about students. Related to this is the self-fulfilling prophecy that can lead to mistakenly belief that, as a student, you're good/bad, depending on the ideas the teacher has and acting as such.