Diminishing Self Esteem of Adolescent Girls as They Enter the Junior High School and the Effects on Their Academic Achievement. This paper deals with the issues of deteriorating self-esteem in teenage girls of ages between 12-15 years and the way it affects their educational standards and accomplishments. It explores some of the areas like sex equity in the classroom, teacher bias (or not), suggestions for improving the classroom instruction and curriculum being taught in schools. 21 pgs. Bibliography lists 10 sources. Pages: 21 Bibliography: 10 source(s) listed Filename: 7669 Diminishing Self Esteem.doc Price: 187.95