Congratulations to teacher Jeff Kuehn and the students from New Prague Middle School!

Jeff started a
Say Yes
to No blog giving students, teachers and parents a place to weigh in and
share their views on important
No
questions.
In the latest student blog,
110 students commented on questions about self-esteem and happiness.
A majority of students commented that
self-esteem is “How I feel about myself.”
Many other students talked about the praise and feedback they got from
parents and friends.
Other kids talked
about feeling proud of their abilities and skills.
These kids know what the real thing is.
Middle school is a time of change and challenge: Real vs.
empty praise, competency vs. feel good exercises, doing vs. just
finishing. The question for us is how
can we help kids develop real self
esteem?
Share your ideas.