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What role do schools play in students’ self-esteem? What can educators do to help nurture their students’ confidence? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many parents are emotionally unable to teach their children the skills and beliefs necessary to achieve healthy self-esteem. Schools can rectify this gap and boost their students’ confidence\u2014or, if they misstep, they can reinforce the harmful behaviors learned at home and further impair their students\u2019 psychological development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s how schools can help nurture children’s self-esteem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

How Schools Can Improve Self-Esteem<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to psychotherapist and self-esteem expert Nathaniel Branden, schools can be an excellent place to promote self-esteem. In his book The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem<\/em>, he discusses why<\/em> schools are a good place to teach self-esteem\u2014and the three levels on which schools can promote students’ confidence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: In particular, researchers have highlighted how school-sponsored extracurricular activities can promote self-esteem<\/a> by giving students opportunities to engage in what Branden would call self-esteem-supporting behaviors, like taking on challenges.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Shortform note: Students come to school with varying degrees of self-esteem\u2014so how can educators tell who might have low self-esteem<\/a> and need extra support? The American Psychological Association suggests that students with low self-esteem may shy away from anything new, insult themselves, or avoid anything they may struggle with<\/a>.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So how can schools effectively teach their students self-esteem? Branden says that to do so, schools must support self-esteem on three levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Level 1: The Curricular Level<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On the macro level, Branden argues that educators should make building self-esteem a major educational objective<\/strong>. Schools are meant to provide their students with the tools necessary for success, and in the modern workforce, you need self-esteem<\/em> to succeed. For example, many modern jobs require you to make judgment calls\u2014which you can only do if you trust your own mind and thus have self-esteem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, schools are designed to teach compliance over self-esteem because that was necessary for success in previous labor markets: Back when most people worked in factories, you succeeded if you followed orders well. But this system doesn\u2019t work anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So how, exactly, can schools adjust their curricula to teach self-esteem? Branden suggests three main additions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Schools should teach children how to feel and accept their emotions without acting on them.<\/strong> Many children are rejected by their parents when they express emotion\u2014so they learn that certain emotions are bad and should be suppressed or ignored to avoid parental rejection. By teaching children how to properly deal with their feelings, schools can prevent these kids from growing into adults who always suppress or ignore their emotions\u2014in other words, who live in self-rejecting ways that damage their self-esteem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Schools should teach children how to have healthy relationships<\/a> <\/strong>because healthy self-esteem requires confidence in your ability to do so. (Shortform note: Researchers add that teaching children how to have healthy relationships in school may also reduce domestic violence<\/a> among young people.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Schools should teach children critical thinking skills <\/strong>because, in a world that depends on knowledge work<\/a>, students must learn how to use their minds effectively in order to survive. (Shortform note: One technology company adds that teaching critical thinking to kids can also help them detect and avoid misinformation on the internet<\/a>, which could lead them to avoid dangerous situations like meeting a stranger from the web.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Level 2: The Teacher\u2019s Self-Esteem<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At the teacher level, Branden contends that teachers who want to increase their students\u2019 self-esteem must first improve their own self-esteem<\/strong>. Kids imitate the adults in their lives\u2014so if their teacher has healthy self-esteem, they\u2019re more likely to imitate and learn the behaviors that support it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, teachers provide the greatest value to their students by believing <\/em>in their potential\u2014so much so that the student comes to believe in her own potential, too, even if she didn\u2019t at first. When a student believes in her own potential, she believes that she is worthy<\/em> and capable of doing more\u2014in other words, she has greater self-esteem. In order for a teacher to believe in someone else that strongly, Branden argues, he must believe in himself first\u2014in other words, he must have self-esteem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Level 3: The Classroom Level <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In addition to supporting each student\u2019s self-esteem with self-esteem-nurturing curricular changes and teachers, Branden argues that schools can support self-esteem on a micro-level. To do so, each teacher must ensure that their classroom is an environment that supports self-esteem<\/strong>. Teachers can do so by following five simple rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1: Treat every student with respect<\/strong>. Branden contends that many adults treat children with disrespect they would never direct towards adults. So by treating your students with respect, you reinforce their sense of self-worth<\/a> and support their self-esteem. <\/strong>(Shortform note: One simple way to let your students know that they matter is to use their names whenever you speak to them<\/a>.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2: Treat every student the same. <\/strong>A child who thinks that their teacher will treat every student fairly feels safe and confident in their capability to handle the classroom; a child who thinks their teacher plays favorites doesn\u2019t have this sense of safety or confidence. (Shortform note: As Jennifer Eberhardt notes in Biased<\/em><\/a>, you may treat your students differently due to your unconscious racial biases<\/a>. To mitigate this bias, attend empathy-focused training sessions<\/a>, during which you listen to students\u2019 stories about experiencing discrimination in schools and learn strategies for prioritizing a healthy, balanced relationship with your students.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3: Focus on what your students are good at <\/strong>to help students gain confidence in their own value. Branden notes that this may involve helping your students realize<\/em> what their strengths are if they don\u2019t know them yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4: Notice every student. <\/strong>Branden explains that every child needs to feel like she\u2019s significant. You can send that message by paying attention<\/a> to every <\/em>student in your class\u2014especially the smart, shy ones. These kids often don\u2019t receive much attention from adults, so they start to believe they\u2019re insignificant, which damages their self-esteem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5: Be careful how you administer authority.<\/strong> In any classroom, kids will misbehave. As a teacher, you must strike a balance when dealing with these infractions: You can\u2019t insult them as it would damage their self-worth and thus their self-esteem. But you can\u2019t overlook these infractions either\u2014teaching kids that they can get away with anything discourages self-responsibility and likewise damages their self-esteem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Branden recommends two ways to strike that balance. First, he urges, teach your students why <\/em>specific rules exist. <\/strong>A child who understands why <\/em>a rule exists is more likely to follow the rule because she\u2019s contributing to an environment she wants. For example, if she knows that you must raise your hand to speak so that everybody gets a fair chance to speak, she follows the rule because she wants <\/em>to be in a classroom where everybody can speak. In other words, in following the rule, she\u2019s exercising her own power for a desired outcome\u2014and so she\u2019s practicing self-esteem-supporting behavior. In contrast, if she follows a rule because she\u2019s afraid of being punished, her actions are motivated by fear or avoidance of punishment, which does not contribute to her self-esteem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, Branden recommends, instead of punishing kids, letting them live out the consequences of their infractions<\/strong> so that they\u2019re more motivated to follow the rules. For example, if a disruptive student breaks something, make them fix it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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