satisfied with his life. He lived in a beautiful palace, his subjects were devoted to him, he had

servants to carry out his every wish, and altogether he led quite a comfortable life. Despite the

luxury surrounding him, the prince wasn't satisfied. What he wanted to do more than anything

was to walk through the kingdom and visit with the subjects. Since his own life was so pleasant

he wanted to find out what he could do to make their lives happier. He hadn't been able to gratify

his wish because the land throughout the kingdom was extremely rocky. So much so, that

whenever he walked on it, the soles of his feet (which were exceedingly tender to begin with) got

so badly cut and bruised it was impossible for him to walk without great pain.

One day the prince had an idea; he sent out word for all the wise men in the kingdom to come

to the palace. Surely, with their combined wisdom, they could find the answer to his problem.

When all had assembled, the prince explained the situation and asked how long it would take them

to reach a solution. After conferring with the others, the oldest wise man said, "Give us three

I am free to accept or reject others' opinions about anything, including myself.

heard them used...and not just by adolescents. I will strive to keep these words out of my

serious problems for middle-school and high-school students at all levels. Some studies have

single-parent, latchkey children who compare themselves unfavorably to middle-class standards

expressed by using passive, non-commendable language. Listed below are some of the most

The contemporary theory of education states that improved self-esteem is a means of

them for all time is awesome. So how do I, as a teacher, build the self-esteem of my adolescent

Some common words found in the essay are:
, Hide Seek, SD Rosenberg, Gail Caissy, CE Paley, WORTHWHILE PERSON--on, Van Ness, Scale SES, City Indiana, SA SD, sa sd, middle school, positive attitude, adolescents school, homeroom teacher, school teachers, adolescent students, feel themselves, middle school teachers, self-esteem adolescent, embarrassing family characteristics, expect positively i'm, attitude verbally communicated, guttman scale, teacher dictates beginnings,
Approximate Word count = 4071
Approximate Pages = 16 (250 words per page double spaced)