Dr Tina Rae and Ruth MacConville
Rae and MacConville argue that the connection between education and happiness or ‘positivethinking’ is recognised to be mutually reinforcing; education helps pupils to be happy and happy pupils gain more from education.Their book includes an introduction to positive psychology; a PowerPoint presentation that can be used directly to introduce the concept to staff; and resources to help support the implementation of the character education programme.
The activities they set out for teachers were designed to provide a creative and engaging way of enabling pupils to discover their strengths, both in terms of their cognitive abilities and virtues.
They set out a system for introducing pupils to the key insights of positive psychology through easy-to-deliver sessions, including the importance of being connected to others; character training and metacognitive strategies; and developing the skills essential for building optimism and resilience.
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