A Teacher Mispronouncing A Student's Name Can Have A Lasting Impact Summary

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In the article “A Teacher Mispronouncing a Student’s Name Can Have a Lasting Impact,” published in PBSnews.org on May 16, 2016, Corey Mitchell claim that teachers that don't try to pronounce students names correctly can feel invisible. The article states that many students who encounter teachers who are not taking the time to learn their name it create this wall. According to Mitchell, teachers that mispronounce students not only do they feel invisible but they feel embarrassment. Students that were being interviewed for this article say that they shouldn’t feel the need to change their name because a teacher can’t pronounce it correctly. Diversity is also another reason why many students with unique names feel invisible. In the article states,