BLAB: Changing the Way that We Look At Students
2015
Educational
labels
frequently
impede
student
success
rather
than
empower
student success,
as
the
labels
become
the
defining
attributes
of
each
student
and
define
the expectations
of
student
failure
or
success.
The
classroom
teacher
must
adopt
a
new paradigm
that
focuses
on
the
whole
child
rather
than
on
an
educational
label.
The
BLAB paradigm
emphasizes
that
each
child
must
be
considered
on
the
basis
of
social,
educational, familial,
&
cultural
heritages
(B);
proficiencies
in
English
language
and
academic
language recognizing
that
all
students
are
on
a
continuum
of
language
development
in
both dimensions
(L);
academic
abilities
that
can
differ
from
one
content
area
to
another
(A);
and behavior,
whether
that
behavior
is
that
of
the
perfect
student
or
the
disruptive
student
(B). The
paradigm
emphasizes
that
the
interrelationships
of
these
dimensions
is
dynamic
and are
influenced
by
both
the
content
and
classroom
context
of
the
classroom. BLAB:
Changing
the
Way
We
Look
At
Students
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