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Which of the following best expresses the text author's viewpoint on the use of labels to classify learners with exceptionalities?

A) Use labels with care: avoid dehumanizing, stigmatizing or segregating students.

B) Simplify the language of labeling, for instance, by referring to students as "the retarded", "the disturbed" or "the speech impaired."

C) Abandon the use of labels because of their potentially damaging effects.

D) Return to labels of the past (e.g., "problem child", "idiot", "genius") because they are more meaningful than today's labels.