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No one would argue that children thrive when they feel
respected, important, and cared for by other persons, or that they falter when
they lack the self-pride and self-confidence that accompanies such approval and
support. However, at the hands of educators eager to encourage lagging pupils, a
myth has developed that raising youngsters’ self-esteem is a sure means of
improving their levels of achievement and solving many of the nation’s social
ills.
A 1990 report, for instance, proposes that "self-esteem is
the likeliest candidate for a ’social vaccine’, something that empowers us to
live responsibly and that keeps us from the lure of crime, teen pregnancy, and
educational failure. The lack of self-esteem is central to more personal and
social ills plaguing our state and nation as we approach the end of the
twentieth century."
By the 1960s, following the advent of the
self-actualization theories of personal growth espoused by psychologi
A. helps the people successful
B. encourages the people
C. frustrates the people
D. has changed nothing