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Ha! I just finished reading a chapter in Edward Luce's new book which states that the emphasis on self-esteem over self-actualization is the biggest factor in the decline of the average American student. Advice like "stop comparing yourself to others" is akin to setting kids up for failure -- throughout life you will be compared with others in a practical sense (jobs, school, society, even potential mates) and you've got to learn the brain trick of accepting that while simultaneously realizing that there's not always shame in being judged "less." EDIT: to what does the course material pertain?