The Trouble With Self-Esteem

NY Times ^ | February 3, 2002 | Lauren Slater

[Ultima Thule]

This article must have made quite a splash to be featured on TOTN. I used to listen to it every day when Ray Suarez was still hosting it.

In other sources, I have also seen the references showing that black children tend to have higher self-esteem than white children, and that higher self-esteem is actually detrimental to academic achievement, among other things.

[beckett]

Wonderful article. Let's hope Slater's message catches on.

[beckett]

Very interesting comments, and, in a sense, a useful counter-balance to some of Slater's proposals. Thx for providing some nutritious food for thought.