Self-esteem is the means by which an individual has confidence in themselves or a good opinion about themselves and self- confidence is the means by which an individual trusts their own abilities, quality and judgement. A balanced self-esteem and self-confidence are both important and relevant for every human being in their lives, it helps one gain inner confidence and a good opinion of themselves. If you have low self-esteem and self-confidence, you often believe negative about a situation or yourself and you may focus on what you feel are your weaknesses, and mistakes that you have made, you also do not trust yourself as much as you should. Having high self-esteem and self-confidence can sometimes lead to an increase in self-obsession and thinking you are capable of anything. It is important for students to have self-esteem and self-confidence as it helps students take responsibility over things they are capable of doing, as it means the students will approach situations in a positive way. In this essay I will discuss and argue if I believe self-esteem and self-confidence is necessary to success or not.
The article “Punishment, not praise” by Chris Woodhead -Sunday Times, 5th April 2007 – has many arguments for self-esteem and self-confidence, the article is aimed at parents to praise their children for what they do even if they are badly behaved, the purpose of the article is to advise parents to punish their children and not to praise them for undesirable behaviour. Chris Woodhead uses the device of Rhetorical question to get the reader thinking or to engage the parents to read on, Chris Woodhead questions the parents asking “How many times have you praised your out-of-control little monster today?” His argued point is that parents should stop praising badly behaved “little monsters” and the rhetorical question has been used to get the parents thinking or considering punishing their