The Culture of Praise

By S. Michael Craven
The Wall Street Journal recently ran a story addressing the “culture of praise” that is becoming characteristic of the next generation of American workers. The author points out, “Childhood in recent decades has been defined by such stroking – by parents who see their job as building self-esteem, by soccer coaches who give every player a trophy, by schools who used to name one ‘student of the month’ and these days name 40.” What the article fails to identify is what produced this culture of superficial self-esteem building. (A link to this page will be included in your message. )

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