The students with learning disabilities “are stigmatized because their peers view them with flawed learning characteristics and not considered normal” (Pandy, 2012, pg.8). Having the extra weight of receiving negative behavior from the teachers and classmates really affects the student with learning disabilities. Since those students have a lower level of acceptance from their classmates and teachers, they receive judgment and rejection, which lowers their self-esteem. Academic failure is very common throughout a student’s life that has a learning disability. Many students with learning disabilities accept failure in school therefore; they will no longer have motivation to try anything new. It is even more difficult to succeed in academics when the teacher is not showing any support to those students who need extra help. If teachers and school staff do not have high expectations for students with disabilities to achieve in their academics, then those students will not put much effort into their assignments. Students with learning disabilities who receive negative attitudes and behaviors from their classmates and teachers can have long-term effects. For many students with learning disabilities who have strong feelings of frustration or sadness can result in psychological difficulties and behavioral problems. An expert in the field of learning disabilities stated, “these problems can be far more devastating than the academic challenges themselves…such issues can find their way into and through adulthood” (GreatSchools Staff,
The students with learning disabilities “are stigmatized because their peers view them with flawed learning characteristics and not considered normal” (Pandy, 2012, pg.8). Having the extra weight of receiving negative behavior from the teachers and classmates really affects the student with learning disabilities. Since those students have a lower level of acceptance from their classmates and teachers, they receive judgment and rejection, which lowers their self-esteem. Academic failure is very common throughout a student’s life that has a learning disability. Many students with learning disabilities accept failure in school therefore; they will no longer have motivation to try anything new. It is even more difficult to succeed in academics when the teacher is not showing any support to those students who need extra help. If teachers and school staff do not have high expectations for students with disabilities to achieve in their academics, then those students will not put much effort into their assignments. Students with learning disabilities who receive negative attitudes and behaviors from their classmates and teachers can have long-term effects. For many students with learning disabilities who have strong feelings of frustration or sadness can result in psychological difficulties and behavioral problems. An expert in the field of learning disabilities stated, “these problems can be far more devastating than the academic challenges themselves…such issues can find their way into and through adulthood” (GreatSchools Staff,