Differences in Self-Esteem

• What external factor influences educational achievement?

  Self-esteem and self-confidence levels
• How does self-esteem affect a student's performance?

  It influences their ability to perform to potential
• What can overestimating one's ability lead to?

  Complacency and lack of concentration
• What are the negative impacts of underestimating one's ability?

  Feeling pressured and having low self-worth
• Who influences students' self-esteem?

  Interactions with teachers
• How do approachable teachers affect students?

  They are more likely to build self-esteem
• What happens when teachers reject students based on perceived effort?

  It may damage the student's self-esteem
• How does self-esteem differ between males and females?

  Males often have higher self-esteem than females
• What contributes to boys developing higher self-esteem?

  Less control over their behavior during socialization
• How are girls' behaviors viewed in comparison to boys' behaviors?

  Girls' behaviors are excessively controlled
• What is often excused in boys' behavior?

  Boisterous behavior as "boys being boys"
• What effect does boys' overconfidence have on their education?

  It hampers their ability to achieve
• How do girls typically respond to their perceived lack of ability?

  They work harder and seek help
• What is the consequence of girls' efforts to overcome perceived lack of ability?

  They endear themselves to teachers
• How do boys typically approach their studies?

  They feel confident enough to try without help
• What did psychologists Licht and Francis find about girls' self-esteem?

  Girls lacked confidence in their ability
• How does teacher focus on boys affect girls in the classroom?

  It reinforces ideas that girls are invisible
• What happens when teachers interact positively with girls?

  It helps them achieve higher
• How have girls' aspirations changed over time?

  They have increased due to feminism
• What pressure do girls face in education?

  Excessive pressure to achieve good grades
• What is the impact of high self-esteem on girls entering the education system?

  It does not positively impact achievement
• How are boys perceived in the education system?

  As disruptive influences in the classroom
• What do boys often seek from their peers?

  Status through rejection of education
• What is the effect of rejection from teachers on boys?

  It leads to diminished expectations
• What is the crisis of masculinity?

  It negatively affects boys' self-esteem
• How do working-class boys respond to education?

  They reject it for peer status
• What does Willis's research suggest about boys' attitudes towards education?

  They prefer status over engaging with teachers
• How does the education system favor students?

  It favors those with lower self-esteem
• What is suggested about the feminization of education?

  It may damage boys' self-esteem
• What is a counterargument to the feminization of education affecting boys?

  Role models should not be gender-defined
• What do Skelton and Francis criticize about girls' self-esteem development?

  Demands in education negatively impact long-term self-esteem
• What do many female pupils struggle with regarding expectations?

  They feel they are never good enough
• How do boys' behaviors affect their self-esteem?

  They gain negative attention for conforming
• What is the overall conclusion about gender differences in education?

  Males are socialized into traits that give them an advantage
• What is the main topic of the video discussed?

  Gender differences in education