Alas, education

[gotardz]

The biggest, most pressing issue facing the educational world is (apparently) the lack of self esteem amongst our youth.

I would really hate being a parent these days.

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[ybeayf]

'The exercise emphasized using “I messages,” as opposed to those that begin with “you” and, therefore, can put their targets on the defensive [...] “Just make sure they’re sticking to the formula,” Hurdle-Price advised. “I often get students who say, ‘I feel that you are stupid.’ ”'

Priceless!

[zockray]

Lack of self-esteem is just a byproduct of all the other shitty things going on. Oh well, more work for me. . .cha-ching! *

*I'm a terrible therapist. :-D

[gotardz]

Ummm... Z, what lack of self-esteem? American children feel absolutely splendid about themselves. It'll mean more work for you, in any case.

[zockray]

Perhaps for younger children, but pre-teens and adolescents often struggle with self esteem, in particular, adolescent females.

[gotardz]

I'll wager that depends greatly on how you phrase the question. If you ask them to rate their physical appearance, then they'll most likely be very critical of themselves. Ask them to rate their intellectual ability and they'll boast they're in the top bracket every time.

[yts88]

Yeah, i'm waiting a little longer to have kids, that way I can be a parent.

[ybeayf]

You should try to enroll your cats in elementary school.