To: Caleb1411
What these idiots don't realize is that both self respect AND self esteem need to be earned. Self esteem is "being proud of yourself." The question "why should I be proud of myself" needs to be asked... When it's not earned, it's not only worthless, it can lead to serious problems with the individual, as we've been seeing for quite some time.
Mark
10 posted on
08/13/2007 5:19:57 AM PDT by
MarkL
(Listen, Strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government)
To: MarkL
What these idiots don't realize is that both self respect AND self esteem need to be earned. That's why the article is off base. Self-esteem is earned - using the term to mean the "fluff up the ego movement" popular in schools and government hiring in recent decades is a gross inaccuracy.
13 posted on
08/13/2007 5:30:07 AM PDT by
Mr. Jeeves
("Wise men don't need to debate; men who need to debate are not wise." -- Tao Te Ching)
To: MarkL
“What these idiots don’t realize is that both self respect AND self esteem need to be earned...”
You beat me.
18 posted on
08/13/2007 5:32:57 AM PDT by
MarDav
To: MarkL
My dad taught a few weeks last spring at the school where out kids go, his word for the kids, superficial.
In order to truely esteem one’s self one must first have a self.
That is the problem with many of today’s youth, there is nothing under the veneer.
48 posted on
08/13/2007 6:38:36 AM PDT by
dynoman
(Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marylin vos Savant)
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