Do You Bolster Children's Self-Esteem or Promote Selfishness?.

Katz, Lilian G.

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ERIC Number: EJ528630

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Publication Date: 1996

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Do You Bolster Children's Self-Esteem or Promote Selfishness?

Katz, Lilian G.

Instructor, v105 n6 p62-66 Mar 1996

Presents suggestions to assist elementary teachers in engaging their students in investigating real environments to develop true self-esteem and learn to cope with occasional frustration or negative feedback. One sidebar discusses how much self-esteem is enough. Another sidebar suggests questions to ask before praising a child. (SM)

Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Feedback, Positive Reinforcement, Praise, Self Esteem, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Teacher Student Relationship

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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