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The Feel-Good Curriculum: The Dumbing Down Of America's Kids In The Name Of Self-esteem
Maureen Stout
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Paperback. A scathing critique of the self-esteem movement in American public education, complete with practical solutions to counter its ill effects. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JM; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 459.
The so-called self-esteem movement-a progressive, child-centreed, discovery model of schooling-has transformed schools into therapeutic clinics and teachers into counselors, creating a generation of entitled, righteous, underachieving children. An insider's account of the pernicious aspects of this seemingly well-meaning movement, The Feel-Good Curriculum provides devastating evidence that our belief in the power and importance of self-esteem in education is misplaced and without basis.Avoiding political posturing and political correctness, The Feel-Good Curriculum identifies the four specific effects of self-esteem's stranglehold on our schools-narcissism, emotivism, separatism, and cynicism. It prescribes antidotes to them-empathy, rationality and morality, connectedness, and skepticism-and ... Read more
The so-called self-esteem movement-a progressive, child-centreed, discovery model of schooling-has transformed schools into therapeutic clinics and teachers into counselors, creating a generation of entitled, righteous, underachieving children. An insider's account of the pernicious aspects of this seemingly well-meaning movement, The Feel-Good Curriculum provides devastating evidence that our belief in the power and importance of self-esteem in education is misplaced and without basis.Avoiding political posturing and political correctness, The Feel-Good Curriculum identifies the four specific effects of self-esteem's stranglehold on our schools-narcissism, emotivism, separatism, and cynicism. It prescribes antidotes to them-empathy, rationality and morality, connectedness, and skepticism-and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780738204352
SKU
V9780738204352
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About Maureen Stout
Maureen Stout is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the California State University, Northridge. She lives in Los Angeles.
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