... so confident that they could begin to show off and act-up in front of their peers. This can cause disruptions for the teacher. This is only in extreme cases. The opposite is the pupil with low self-esteem. They will be less involved in what is going on in the class and feel self-conscious when asked questions. Stanley Coopersmith carried out a major investigation into the development of self-esteem in 19671. He broke it down into High self-esteem, medium and low. He found that high self-esteem boys were more positive and realistic in their views of themselves as member of society and were happy about their abilities. Criticism did not affect them much and they were successful both academically and socially. Medium self-esteem boys were a little more anxious about peer acceptance and are less sure of their place in society. He found low self-esteem boys to be 'isolated, fearful, reluctant ...

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