by Lynn Soots | June 2019 | Education
As I set out to write this piece, I thought of who my audience might be. Should I write for elementary age learning, adult learning, in the classroom, or online? After a few seconds of thought, I determined that there are benefits across the board. Learning and...
by Lynn Soots | January 2018 | Classroom Reflections
Let’s FLOW out of a Bad Day! “Breathe. It’s Just a Bad Day, Not a Bad Life” ~ unknown Before Taking Positive Psychology my thoughts about the course were a little mixed. I wondered if throughout the course we’d analyze how positive our mindset was and honestly, that...
by Maria Kesel | January 2018 | Classroom Reflections
“I am the most important person in the world to me” Finding Mindfulness and Purposeful Self-love Judging by the name, I thought Positive Psychology would be focused on happiness and how to achieve that state of mind. I thought the emphasis would be given to behaviors...
by Lynn Soots | January 2018 | Classroom Reflections, Happiness, self-development
Habits and Happiness “Habits and Happiness importantly reminds us that, scientifically, happiness can be a choice if we change our behavior.”- Shawn Achor Before Taking Positive Psychology my thoughts about the course were: I thought Positive Psychology would focus on...
by Lynn Soots | July 2017 | Classroom Reflections
“The happiest people spend much time in a state of flow, the state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter…” If I’m being honest, I wasn’t 100% willing to go back to college. I had taken a small hiatus in between classes, which...