Mispronouncing student’s name now considered a ‘microaggression’

Mispronouncing student’s name now considered a ‘microaggression’

Hundreds of school districts across the country have taken a pledge to "pronounce student's names correctly" to avoid the "microaggression" of mispronunciation.

According to 'My Name, My Identity: A Declaration of Self,' a national campaign launched in 2015 by the Santa Clara County, Calif. Office of Education (SCCOE) and the National Association for Bilingual Education, a teacher who mispronounces a student's name can cause that student "anxiety and resentment".

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