the young teacher's 'self-identification' [='identification'] with his students
He needed to show (his) 'identification' before they would cash the check.
They had/felt a (strong) sense of 'identification with' their neighbors.
(..) against the Bailey's structural integrity. Our surveillance cameras captured several images of the terrorist... ...though the mask obviously makes retinal identification impossible. We also managed to get a picture of the girl that Creedy's men were detaining. - - Not sure yet, sir. (..)2005 V for Vendetta