week 11 post 2

       The implimentation of emotional intelligence strategies and mindfulness practices in k-12 schools should be mandantory. Many students feel at a loss of understanding for their emotions and how to deal with them. This is not to mention that the very basic psychology if any, is super vague and not related as much to things that interest them. This has led to alot of disconnect between already emotionally conflicted students and learning. For many it feels like the same repetition of things every day, never developing or engaging. One of the first steps that can be taken to get children involved is to help teach them what to do when they come to adverse times in their lives like college or high school. For many the lack of understanding of ones brain, combined with a lot of hard situations shifts mindsets to a more negative outlook. The majority of psychologists define mindsets as the attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions of ourselces, other people, and the environments we are in. This means when people feel alone or confused especially in high school in college they tend to become unmotivated and their perception/mindset becomes much more negative.

       Scientists Chis Hulleman and Larray Happel recommend supporting students who are stuck in this negative emotional loop by using something called the Mindset GPS. The mindset GPS is a three letter accronym for a mindset approach. G stands for growth, P stands for purpose, and S sgands for social. Many times when kids are struggling with life and mindset it is because they have lost focus on these things. Having a growth mindset is extremely important because it helps to overcome challanges. It helps people to understand that one can develop through hard work, try challanging things, and learn from failure to accomplish goals. It helps kids realize that they aren't going to be stuck here forever, rather it is just a little bump in their road to success. It helps kids to recenter to this idea of growth because it stresses that effort can make a huge difference in their goals, even if they cant see it yet. Second having purpose in ones mind is intregal to succeeding. When kids have to take classes that dont click with or interest them they might loose sight of the purpose of everything. Having purpose in mind helps for people to connect what they are doing to what they want to be doing which makes it worth their while. For example a kid who is interested in being a political science major might not be super interested in calculus but when they realize it will just make doing things like basic math or the economic side of their job easier, they become much more engaged. It also helps to have teachers who can help make real world references and meaning connected to the material at hand. Lastly when thinking about the word mindset the word social should always be kept in mind. When entering high school and college many people feel alone and crave human connection which makes alot of sense considering how prosocial humans are. But it is important for kids to realize making social connections can take time. It is important to relalize that many other people are also going through feelings of displacement. It is recommended to get involved with the school, step outside of ones comfort zone, and put oneself out there because ulimately making connections is one of the most important parts of being human. The overall message is that mindset changes are hard and take time but helping students with these three things can really help change their outlook on life.,