Challenging The Cult Of Self Esteem In Education

Download or read book Challenging the Cult of Self-Esteem in Education written by Kenzo E. Bergeron and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-08-24 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Bergeron demonstrates the negative emotional and pedagogical repercussions that result from American educators’ embrace of self-esteem and the dogma surrounding its acceptance. Critically interpreting the meaning of self-esteem in education, he challenges "common sense" assumptions surrounding this notion and questions the historical, political, philosophical, and pedagogical forces that have shaped this psychological construct in education. Interrogating the pedagogical practices linked to student empowerment, self-determination, and social agency in the classroom, Bergeron discusses the ways in which the promise of self-esteem has backfired, particularly for marginalized and impoverished students.