1. John makes an obvious mistake on an exam paper and a teacher calls him a
‘thickie’ in front of the whole class. Every time John makes a mistake he gets
called ‘thickie’.
5. What might John start to believe about himself?
6. How might John’s fellow students start to behave towards John?
7. How might John begin to act?
8. Explain whether you think John would definitely be influenced by his
label?
Tim makes does really well on an exam paper and a teacher calls him a ‘genius’
in front of the whole class. Every time Tim does well the teacher calls him
‘genius’.
1. What might Tim start to believe about himself?
2. How might Tim’s fellow students start to behave towards Tim?
3. How might Tim begin to act?
4. Explain whether you think Tim would definitely be influenced by his
label?

2. Shannon is really disruptive in a class as she is being bullied by some other
children in the class. She is called a trouble maker, every time she steps out of
the teacher calls her a trouble maker.
13. What might Shannon start to believe about herself?
14. How might Shannon’s fellow students start to behave towards Shannon?
15. How might Shannon begin to act?
16. Explain whether you think Shannon would definitely be influenced by her
label?
Jimmy is caught drinking at school. His teacher calls him a wino. Everytime he
does something unusual his teacher asks if he is drunk again.
9. What might Jimmy start to believe about himself?
10. How might Jimmy’s fellow students start to behave towards him?
11. How might Jimmy begin to act?
12. Explain whether you think Jimmy would definitely be influenced by his
label?