Self-esteem
The secret heart of learning
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Henry Ford put it neatly: "If you think you can or think you
can't, you're right."
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Too often we become what we think we can become.
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Even worse, too often we become what other people expect.
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If you are "programmed" to succeed, you are more likely
to succeed.
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And if you are "programmed" to fail, you are more
likely to fail.
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Hence the vital importance of self-esteem in learning and
education.
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In fact, the world's top-selling book of the year, The
Learning Revolution, calls self esteem "the secret heart of
learning".
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Co-authors Gordon Dryden and Dr. Jeannette Vos say most school
systems actually expect and plan for a reject rate that would send
any business bankrupt.
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From interviews and research around the world, the co-authors
come to share the views expressed by American researcher Bettie B.
Youngs that self-esteem is a composite of six vital ingredients:
Freedom from physical harm.
Emotional security: the absence of intimidations and fears.
Identity: the "Who am I?" question.
Affiliation: a sense of belonging.
Competence: a sense of feeling capable.
Mission: the feeling that one's life has meaning and
purpose.
From all their research, Dryden and Vos say self-esteem and
self-confidence should be built into the heart of all school
curricula.
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And they provide practical examples, from schools around the
world, where children are learning self-confidence and self-esteem
from every successful activity they undertake.
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