<p>@Baelor: You said, "Ah, I forgot to say that the indoctrination of self-esteem leads to feelings of entitlement. For proof, read Twenge’s book. I’m not deferring to her; I’m just saying that the studies are there – and unlike the ones in the article, they’re indisputable. This sense of entitlement…“Why should I be getting an A? I deserve an A without doing this busywork because it’s useless…etc.”</p>
<p>I’m sorry, but you’ve read this one book by Twenge, and it’s “proof” that feelings of self-esteem lead to a sense of entitlement?
Sure, an overinflated self-image could result in a sense of entitlement.
Can Professor Twenge authoritatively declare that this correlation implies causation?
I think not. The woman uses personal anecdotes to back up her argument; this is a disgrace to empiricism. She spent 14 years administering surveys to babyboomers and Gen-me’ers… if you’ve ever taken a statistics course, SURVEYS CANNOT PROVE CAUSATION, ONLY CORRELATION.</p>