Techniques to incorporate happiness psychology in education...

Tony Robbins has coached thousands and thousands and thousands of people regularly showing them what is possible and how to transform their lives. Can you imagine a class filled with leaders who make connections faster and better demonstrate analytical skills and solve problems that allow everyone including the educators better, more engaged and happier.

We need to start looking more at the transformational realm and incorporate the techniques and tolls into the education system. I for one cant wait to have my own class and make happiness an integral part of the curriculum. This includes my extensive collection of books, videos that are bookmarked and easily accessible for the students, activities and a balance of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards that get students excited about learning.

 According to the Business insider in an article called 80% of people hate their job by Alyson Shontell
 http://www.businessinsider.com/what-do-you-do-when-you-hate-your-job-2010-10

That is a very scary statistic which makes me wonder why and how can this be changed?
I think we need to start with the education system and let the ripple effect into the corporate world. 

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc 

This is another way at looking at intrinsic motivation.

As educators we must remember that people and children want to learn. It is when they feel they are forced to that they loose interest and challenge the teacher. I am a firm believer that the happier the students are the less a teacher will have to worry about exceptions as the students will derive satisfaction from themselves and their ability to master a task and grow. We as educator must be aware of who are students are and what they connect to and adapt our teaching by putting the students needs and wants to be an integral part of how teaching is done.  This already being implemented through student centric learning and differentiated teaching. Now is the time to make an even bigger more lasting impact and do more by making ourselves, our students and our future happier!

Ken Robison has given several TED talks about that to change the pedagogy of teaching.

http://www.ted.com/playlists/124/ken_robinson_10_talks_on_educ.html

Here some additional very powerful and motivational videos that inspire both students and teachers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLQT2rGeLwU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzf7u6GPGBA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHCGBeQujnQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTFnmsCnr6g

What would you do if you were happier?
How would your class look and feel if everyone was happier?
What makes you happy?
What would education look like if more student felt inspired, motivated and energized because they are happier?
How would classroom management change if the majority of your students were happier?
How would education as a whole change if everyone adults and kids were happier?
What would the future look like if everyone was happier?

Ask yourself these questions and any other that relate to happiness psychology. Let's take a leap of faith and find ways to make education fun and everyone happy.