School Daze in America

Posted by Dennis G. Jerz on October 24, 2001 12:00 AM | No Comments | Link to here ∴
What's up with public high school students? "They've had careful self-esteem training since they were 2. They're told exactly what to feel about everything and they have to be happy all the time," says researcher Elinor Burkett. --School Daze in AmericaWash Times)

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