An experience I had as a child that affected my self-esteem would be maturing and growing faster than the “other” kids. I was always taller than them and would get made fun for being “bigger, fatter or stupid” because they thought I was older and I flunked. When I moved to a new school in fourth grade I had braces, too. Everyone thought I was in the wrong class / grade . This hurt my feelings as well. A supposed good thing about maturing faster was starting my period sooner, at the age of nine.
I thought this was neat and I could be a grown up now. I figured I had a “one-up” on all those kids who had been making fun of me. Another experience is having a sibling come along. When I was ten years old my mother and step-father had a baby boy. Now after ten years of being the only child and getting all the attention a baby is not really what I wanted.
This took away al the positive remarks and when I would try to get attention by being around my brother “the new attraction” I would get negative feed-back instead, lowering my self-esteem. However, all through school and my life, basically, my mother encouraged me to be the best and she ensured me with positive reinforcement that I was important, smart and beautiful and all the things I could have. I was always extremely happy to get a good grade just to show her and maker her proud. I believe that is a huge self-esteem booster when someone you care about has faith and pride in you.
The Essay on Grade Inflation
What is the definition of grade inflation? The most obvious definition is that grade patterns change so that the overwhelming majority of students in a class, college, or university receive higher grades for the same quantity and quality of work done by students in the past. A corollary to this definition is the same GPA obtained by students with poorer academic skill. Another less well known ...
