American parents and educators were stunned to find out this week that only a measly 93% of U.S. high school students in a recent Josephson Institute survey were “satisfied with their personal ethics and character.” This leaves a whopping 7% who apparently have fallen though the cracks of our educational system and become inexplicably burdened by their moral shortcomings.If 7% of our kids are still experiencing bouts of low self-esteem, then where did we go wrong, America?
Over the past several years, we have bombarded our children with enough indulgent parenting and ego-boosting school programs to swell the head of the most respectable self-flagellating hermit monk. With this amount of positive reinforcement, even perpetually-defeated Eeyore would get cocky and start talking smack to Christopher Robin in the Hundred Acre Wood. . .
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Shocking Study: Only 93% of Teens Find Themselves To Be Totally Awesome!
To everyone's surprise, today's teens have a high view of themselves. See this study to see the proof:
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