Liz's Key Elements of Happiness

When considering the issue of mental health, emotional intelligence in schools, and why the education system needs to be reformed, it is important to consider why people are upset in the first place. In general, the topic of mental health is not a commonly discussed issue in media or education and many Kids do not understand their emotions or how to cope with them from a very young age. A combination of being overworked, stressed, tired, confused, and lack of knowledge about emotions has lead to the highest levels of depression and anxiety that have ever been seen or recorded. Research has proved that this general spike in negative emotion and well being is due to poor education systems and the suppression of emotion.  For example in the article High GPA’s, low happiness?, a whole host of statistics prove this theory right. This and the suppression and misunderstanding of emotion explains why people are feeling the way they do. The studies included in high GPA’s, Low Happiness?,...

Week 12 The implementation of social emotional intelligence strategies and mindfulness exercises in k-12 schools should be mandatory. It occured to me that I haven't looked enough into WHY kids are sad and why that is so directly correlated to school in modern times. https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/four_lessons_from_inside_out_to_discuss_with_kids   Four Lessons from “Inside Out” to Discuss With Kids BY  JASON MARSH ,  VICKI ZAKRZEWSKI It has moved viewers young and old to take a look inside their own minds. Dacher Keltner, served as a consultant on the film, helping to make sure that, despite some obvious creative liberties, the film’s fundamental messages about emotion are consistent with scientific research. Though Inside Out has artfully opened the door to these conversations, it can still be hard to find the right way to move through them or respond to kids’ questions. 1) Happiness is not just about joy. there is much, much...

       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 environ...

Week 11 post 1 Thesis statement: The implementation of social emotional intelligence strategies and mindfulness exercises in k-12 schools should be mandatory.   https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/three_mindset_shifts_that_can_help_students_succeed   Three Mindset Shifts That Can Help Students Succeed By chris hulleman and larry happel The mindset GPS Psychologists define mindsets as the attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions about ourselves, other people, and the environments we’re in  The G stands for Growth. One way to overcome diverse challenges is to cultivate a growth mindset. Coined by social psychologist Carol Dweck, growth mindset refers to a person’s belief that skills and abilities can develop, especially through hard work, trying challenging things, learning from failure, and adjusting strategies to accomplish goals.   When we adopt a growth mindset , we are more likely to stick with things longer, perform better, and enjo...