"...when I write of self-efficacy or self-respect, I do so in the context of reality, not of feelings generated out of wishes or affirmations or gold stars granted as a reward for showing up. When I talk to teachers, I talk about reality-based self-esteem." Nathaniel Branden
"A teacher who refuses to accept a child's negative self-concept and relentlessly holds to a better view of the child's potential has the power--sometimes to save a life." Nathaniel Branden #sixpillars#selfesteem