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"We will be best friends forever!" A promise she failed to keep.

identify language/structural features in this sentence​

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-shift focus from student's behavior to the student themselves; we are not really referring to their behavior, but rather the reason for their behavior

-may set in motion a self-fulfilling prophecy whereby the student comes to believe that she is lazy and acts accordingly

-hinders both teacher and student from detecting academic improvements

-may escalate a confrontation between teacher and student that could otherwise have been avoided (different perceptions of what behavior means)

Step-by-step explanation:

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