tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post3224299758099897241..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Where all the children are above average...Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-87094263321984935642011-06-22T09:04:25.326-05:002011-06-22T09:04:25.326-05:00I remember when my 6th grade science teacher, Mr E...I remember when my 6th grade science teacher, Mr Eckhart, asked us to define "self-esteem" (this was in the 1950s) and then proceeded to tell us what self-esteem was and was not. I'll bet he was reading some of the lit warning against this ugly trend toward a victim/entitlement culture in education.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-59772616475989017652011-06-20T20:22:44.679-05:002011-06-20T20:22:44.679-05:00And this has spilled over into our military I reme...And this has spilled over into our military I remember writing as the leading Petty Officer, reviews for the men under me, and having my Division Officer override my marks at one point he changed my remark of a 3rd Class "having a negative attitude" to "a less than positive attitude" which bumped him up from a 2.4 to a 3.0 even though we vertually said the same thing.Fallhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00558598370555827002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-2603837493418714622011-06-20T13:54:17.318-05:002011-06-20T13:54:17.318-05:00"Perhaps this is a result of the deliberate i..."Perhaps this is a result of the deliberate intention to use the public school system to impart self-esteem in our children."<br /><br /><br />Unfortunately confidence varies inversely with competence. <br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning–Kruger_effectAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-3057569959625939062011-06-20T10:22:31.231-05:002011-06-20T10:22:31.231-05:00I am reading a book on this very subject entitled:...I am reading a book on this very subject entitled: Generation Me by Jean Twenge. The cover says: Why Today's Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled-and More Miserable Than Ever Before. It is sad what this has done to our young people. <br />Rev. Michael EricksonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-64903832654145731222011-06-20T08:40:36.186-05:002011-06-20T08:40:36.186-05:00When students arrive at Hillsdale or Grove City Co...When students arrive at Hillsdale or Grove City College, they discover (sometims to their dismay) that grade inflation no longer exists! A salutary shock to the system:)Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09350908137437557142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-35203077111967447172011-06-20T07:35:03.688-05:002011-06-20T07:35:03.688-05:00"In less than 50 years a revolution has taken..."In less than 50 years a revolution has taken place..."<br /><br />I would call it a hostile take over.Janis Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947508427040251166noreply@blogger.com