"Persuading students to think well of themselves despite having performed poorly" may lead them to become complacent and do worse, the study says.

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"I think that most of the consultations have been poorly attended, certainly the one I went to at the local school, " he said.

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It sounds simple, but we think most companies do this poorly and waste a lot of time.

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Amongst Mexicans , 85% think their economy is performing poorly, as do 75% of Brazilians.

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Though such a mandate invokes populist notions of shared responsibility, most economists think it a bad idea because it will hit firms employing poorly skilled workers the hardest.

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