Self-Esteem vs. Academic Excellence: Are the Two on a Collision Course?.

Gwin, Joseph

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Publication Date: 1990

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Self-Esteem vs. Academic Excellence: Are the Two on a Collision Course?

Gwin, Joseph

Crisis, v97 n10 p16-18,21 Dec 1990

True self-esteem for black children must mean more than teaching them to feel good about themselves. It must be based on an understanding that self-respect is earned through effort. Unrealistic self-esteem can impair the ability to improve one's life. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Black Youth, Child Rearing, Children, Drug Abuse, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Excellence in Education, Parent Role, Self Esteem, Teacher Role, Urban Problems

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Language: English

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