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by Hans Bader
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Commentary "Self-control, not self-esteem, leads to success, researchers have found. Indeed, teaching self-esteem actually harms students’ achievement and work ethic. In one study, university students who’d earned C, D and F grades ‘received encouragement aimed at boosting their self-worth.’ They did worse than students with similar grades whose self-esteem had been left alone." (01/10/13)
http://tinyurl.com/ag8gsv6
Teaching self-esteem undermines students’ academic achievement
by Hans Bader
Posted in Commentary
"Self-control, not self-esteem, leads to success, researchers have found. Indeed, teaching self-esteem actually harms students’ achievement and work ethic. In one study, university students who’d earned C, D and F grades ‘received encouragement aimed at boosting their self-worth.’ They did worse than students with similar grades whose self-esteem had been left alone." (01/10/13)
http://tinyurl.com/ag8gsv6