Where Self-Esteem Comes From: teacher key

Feeling Good About Yourself, grade 7 edition, written for 7th grade. A closer look at self-esteem: where it comes from, what studies say about praise, kindness and gratitude, and how to talk to yourself.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What does self-esteem come from, according to the pages?
   • Only winning
   • The people around you, the voice in your head, and learning to do things (answer)
   • Only money
2. In the fifth-grade praise study, who did worse after failing?
   • Those praised for effort
   • Those not praised
   • Those praised for being smart (answer)
3. Which is one of Kristin Neff's three parts of self-compassion?
   • Winning
   • Common humanity (answer)
   • Silence
4. Why might rewriting a harsh thought help?
   • It makes the thought true, fair and kind (answer)
   • It makes the thought louder
   • It hides mistakes
5. In the Vancouver study, how many acts of kindness were students asked to do each week?
   • Three (answer)
   • Ten
   • One
6. What does the word cultivate mean when talking about gratitude?
   • Throw away
   • Grow with care (answer)
   • Hide

Words

• cultivate: grow with care
• mindful: paying attention
• effort: hard trying
• accepted: welcomed