In a previous article, I mentioned the interesting confession of an educator friend who has years of experience in teaching, and only at the best schools. "Usually," my friend had lamented with a big sigh, "a small child arrives for his first day of school with an excellent self-image." "Great - so what's the problem, then?" I asked. "Well, very often, that's the end of the story!" The following incident, which I read of recently, may be an extreme example, but it surely represents the type .