Stop labeling kids and start revealing their strengths - The Hechinger Report

Stop labeling kids and start revealing their strengths - The Hechinger Report

“Disengaged,” “unmotivated,” “fragile,” “behind.” These are just a few of the negative labels applied to young people today. We read stories about how they’re suffering from pandemic learning loss and an adolescent mental health crisis. “Kids are addicted to their phones” is a common complaint. It all adds up to an even less helpful label: “the anxious generation.”Some advocates argue that these labels help doctors to diagnose problems and provi…