Article August 18, 1980 Issue

Education—without labels

RHODA MERLE FORD

"That child simply refuses to participate," said one teacher, "but then, she comes from a broken home, you know."

Parents should be aware that children are sometimes subjected to certain psychological theories that would stereotype them and their school experiences. These theories, which ultimately infringe on a child's well-being, run the gamut and use such labels as: "slow learner," "middle child," "inner-city child," "an only child," and even "the gifted child."

Christian Science, the Science of real Mind, can help us annul psychological beliefs, beliefs that would manipulate a child's educational development with the slapping on of a label. The truth is that God is Mind, the only Mind, and that man is the expression of this Mind. Man is not a struggling mortal with a limited brain and a limited amount of intelligence. His intelligence does not depend on genetic factors or "cultural conditioning." God is the Mind of man.

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