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Educators in California believed that programs designed to increase young students' self-esteem would lead to increases in academic achievement. However, they did not bother to check this assumption. [[Martin Seligman]] criticized them for this:

Educators in California believed that programs designed to increase young students' self-esteem would lead to increases in academic achievement. However, they did not bother to check this assumption. [[Martin Seligman]] criticized them for this:

*Seligman says self-esteem is a byproduct of competence, and that attempts to increase competence by buoying self-esteem are not just ineffective but even counterproductive. (Others have noted that juvenile delinquents and dropouts have higher-that-average self-esteem.)

*Seligman says self-esteem is a byproduct of competence, and that attempts to increase competence by buoying self-esteem are not just ineffective but even counterproductive. Seligman further stated: “Well-being cannot exist in our own head. It is a combination of actually having meaning, good relationships, and accomplishment.”<ref>[https://www.ipc-mn.com/the-power-of-self-confidence/ The Power of Self-confidence}</ref> (Others have noted that juvenile delinquents and dropouts have higher-that-average self-esteem.)

The American basketball coach Rick Patino in his book ''Success is a Choice'' wrote:  

The American basketball coach Rick Patino in his book ''Success is a Choice'' wrote: