Dr Carol Craig, chief executive of the Centre for Confidence andWell-being in Glasgow, told the Association of School and CollegeLeaders conference in Birmingham last week, 'If we say to people themost important thing is how you feel about yourself, then if a childfails maths and feels bad, it is very tempting for them to blame it onothers like teachers and parents. Parents no longer want to hear iftheir children have done anything wrong. This is the downside of theself-esteem agenda.'
Speaking to Nursery World after the conference, Dr Craig criticisedprogrammes such as Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning, which worksin primary and secondary schools to bolster children's social andemotional well-being and intelligence.
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