Amen!
Narcissism on the rise
College students have taken to heart years of hearing that they’re special, study finds.
Today’s college students are more narcissistic and self-centered than their predecessors, according to a comprehensive new study by five psychologists who worry that the trend could be harmful.
“We need to stop endlessly repeating, ‘You’re special’ and having children repeat that back,” said the study’s lead author, Professor Jean Twenge of San Diego State University. “Kids are self-centered enough already.” . . .
. . . “Permissiveness seems to be a component,” he said. “A potential antidote would be more authoritative parenting. Less indulgence might be called for.”
posted by Degolar @ 10:23 PM
3 Comments:
I can't stand schools that have the no grading and no losing policy.
I just like getting a smiley face sticker. I like to put them in secret, special places.
We need to remember that self-esteem can’t be taught, it can only be earned. I know this from personal experience. I went through school with a learning problem before it became stylish to give out grades students didn’t earn, or the latest: abandoning red pens in favor of a “more friendly, less obtrusive” purple pen.
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