Self-esteem
On the way they engage in activities, deals with challenges, and interact with others.
• Low self-esteem can lessen a student's desire to learn, her ability to focus, and her willingness to take risks.
• Positive self-esteem, on the other hand, is one of the building blocks of school success; it provides a firm foundation for learning.
• The challenge in working with children with low self-esteem is to restore their belief in themselves, so they persevere in the face of academic challenges.
• You do not need a formal program to promote self-esteem; however educators shape self-esteem every day, in the normal course of interacting with their students.
• Although you cannot teach a student to feel good about her, you can nurture her self-esteem through a continual process of encouragement and support.
• At its most basic, that means showing appreciation for the things she does well, expressing confidence that she will improve in the areas in which she doesn't do well, and adapting instruction so she can experience success