Being fully self expressed...

 


Do you remember how carefree and curious you were as a child? Do you remember how fully self expressed you were?How much fun and happiness did you get from the simplest things? What were some of your dreams? What did you want to do when you grow up?

There used to be a great cartoon called Animaniacs produced by Steven Spielberg. One of the characters was Mindy a fun loving girl who was always happy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2g6Kcz1r9Q

How would your life change if you were happier and more self expressed?

What would you do differently?

How would you change the way and the frequency you communicate?

Now take a step back to being in school. How often were you happy? What about school made you happy?
How would school change if all teachers and students were significantly happier?

Education is changing with times and it seems our students and humans as a whole are angrier, more frustrated, scared and unfulfilled. Imagine what can be created if teachers spent as little as 10 minutes a day practicing happiness with their students. Allowing students to release by laughing and doing so with the multitude of technology available can change the physiology of education in life significantly. Laughing releases endorphins that make you feel more alive. How great would the world be if we all laughed more and frequently.

Here is a great video of some of the worlds best laughs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xH0xorgUoI
or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4Y4keqTV6w


Tell me that does not energize you and make you excited to go enjoy the many wonders of life! How great would the student interactions be if they started the day laughing and enjoying life.

I actually created a list of stand up comedy appropriate for high school that keeps growing as I find more videos and resources:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pau7a74tHy0&list=PLBemVBeRPjcM5cZNGy0PqsQaCyM-kWBzw

Again this is how ICT can make such a huge IMPACT on the experience of education.



Teaching students about happiness, creativity and self expression is the key to a better future.

Here are some great and funny Ted Talks on the Subject matter:
http://www.ted.com/playlists/4/what_makes_us_happy.html

When everyone happier the possibilities are endless. 10 min a day can change the experience of education completely!