Wednesday, December 22, 2004

Big Surprise!

One of the feature articles in the January 2005 issue of Scientific American states...
Boosting people's sense of self-worth has become a national preoccupation. Yet surprisingly, research shows that such efforts are of little value in fostering academic progress.

"Surprisingly"? I don't see what's so surprising. I'm not surprised. Are you surprised? The entire article is worth a read and can be found here.

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