It is difficult to get through a day in an American school without hearing maxims such as these: "To succeed, you must believe in yourself," and "To teach, you must relate the subject to the lives of students."No word yet from the NEA on their "feelings" on the subject.
But the Brookings Institution is reporting today that countries such as the United States that embrace self-esteem, joy and real-world relevance in learning mathematics are lagging behind others that don't promote all that self-regard.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
For Math Students, Self-Esteem Might Not Equal High Scores
The Washington Post reports: