From today's WaPo: "Telling Kids They're Great isn't so Good, Schools Find. For decades, the prevailing wisdom in education has been that high self-esteem would lead to high achievement. the theory led to an avalanche of daily affirmations, awards ceremonies and attendance certificates---but few, if any, academic gains. Etc." To paraphrase Carl: I coulda told ya that.
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ReplyDeleteFrom today's WaPo:
ReplyDelete"Telling Kids They're Great isn't so Good, Schools Find.
For decades, the prevailing wisdom in education has been that high self-esteem would lead to high achievement. the theory led to an avalanche of daily affirmations, awards ceremonies and attendance certificates---but few, if any, academic gains. Etc."
To paraphrase Carl: I coulda told ya that.