It's fun to watch the famous quibble from afar, but less appreciated is an author's willingness to openly compliment another. Sure, you see little blurbs on book jackets and throwaway lines in interviews ("Yeah, yeah, I...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/10/09/Use-Your-Words-Writers-Praising-Writers/
A couple of decades of boosting children's self-es... ...o not have much effect on a student's grades. Oh, praise is still seen as effective, but educators are beg... ...arch over three decades shows that easy, unearned praise does not help students but instead interferes wit... ...t tarnish their star reputa...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/01/17/self-esteem-not-what-it-used-to-be/
