Teachers “obsessed with praising” are creating a generation of egotistical pupils

An obsession with children’s self esteem is breeding narcissism, says Dr Carol Craig, chief executive of The Centre for Confidence and Wellbeing in Glasgow. Dr Craig called the self-esteem agenda, which has been imported from the United States, a “fashionable idea” that has gone too far and urged schools to reclaim their role as educators, not psychologists. In today’s Telegraph Urmee Khan reviewws Dr. Craigs speech at the Association of School and College Leaders conference in Birmingham. Link to continue reading
Source: The Telegraph