As a school counselor, I hear about all kinds of student problems. These problems include child abuse, harassment, pregnancy, drug and alcohol use. The problems listed are actually just the tip of the iceberg. American public school students are experiencing numerous social, emotional, and physical problems at school and at home. As a result, student achievement and expectations for future success remain low.
Child abuse can be verbal abuse, emotional abuse, physical abuse, and sexual abuse.
Each of these devastate the self-esteem of children and subsequently lead to low academic achievement in school. Many times these students find themselves the victims of harassment at school. Harassment can be sexual harassment, bullying, namecalling, and teasing. Unfortunately students with low self-esteem tend to make poor choices such as experimentation with sex, drugs and alcohol. This page was edited by Tammy Myers using Project Poster .