" Children cannot be fooled by empty praise and condescending encouragement. They may have to accept artificial bolstering of their self-esteem in lieu of something better, but what I call their accruing ego identity gains real strength only from wholehearted and consistent recognition of real accomplishment, that is, achievement that has meaning in their culture." Erik Erikson
The belief in one's capabilities motivates people to learn quickly and in turn prepares them for success. As a teacher I understand how very important it is for students to come to the classroom everyday knowing their abilities and trying their best every single day. A few startergies to develop, encourage and strengthen self-efficacy is to establish attainable goals and feedback from time to time, rewards and self-instruction for verbalization of startergies and participant modeling. Once a student has learn to accept himself not only will he be able to set goals but also achieve them which in tuern will increase his self worth! Teaching children not to be afraid to take risk and learn from their mistakes will help children be motivated and take ownership in their learning and in turn lead to higher performance.
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