Accentuate the Positive. Using Positive Psychology in the Classroom
Description
Students at Geelong Grammar School are undergoing the first year of a new, and controversial, experiment in education. Positive Education, a program developed by psychologist Martin Seligman, is designed to help children cultivate ways of becoming happier, more resilient people. But can optimism be learned in the same way that reading, writing, and arithmetic can? This video captures the range of events and emotions that the Australian teens work through, including bullying and self-esteem issues, as they attempt to employ Positive Education techniques. Additional insights are provided by the teaching staff, who are also grappling with this new way of learning.
Runtime
55 min
Subjects
- Effective teaching (271)
- Learning, Psychology of (143)
- Mental health (216)
- Interpersonal relations (422)
- Personality development (77)
- Classroom management (356)
- Motivation in education (63)
- Educational psychology (148)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2011], c2010
Database
Films on Demand
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