Teaching Happiness and Well-Being in Schools · 2nd Edition · Learning to Ride Elephants by Morris, Ian -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Half-Title Series Title Dedication Contents Foreword by Professor Kristján Kristjánsson Introduction Part 1 The foundations of happiness and well-being in education

1 The place of well-being and happiness in education

The instrumental view of education Happiness in education Eudaimonism: another way of coming down the stairs The acquisition of virtue Eudaimonism as a unifying language for schools Which virtues? Other approaches to well-being, happiness and eudaimonia Care in education

2 Space for well-being

Education as happiness: how the curriculum contributes to eudaimonia My World: Matthew Moss High School, Rochdale, UK The International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme The relational in education The emotional skills of teaching Shame and pride Restorative justice Coaching Applying restorative justice and coaching with colleagues

Part 2 Creating a curriculum for happiness and well-being

3 Preparing the ground

Making well-being different: avoiding health terrorism Well-being and the curriculum Well-being lessons: awareness; intervention; reflection The experiential

4 Care of the body

Meeting the body’s needs Eating well and virtue Exercise Sleep Caring for our emotions Primary emotion Learning emotion Secondary emotions The brain and learning Incontinence and executive function

5 Care of the mind

Resilience The ABC Thinking traps Putting it in perspective: one of the PRP skills Resilient learners The mind diet The philosopher’s mind Getting started with teaching philosophy The moral mind Phronesis and the moral mind Moral psychology

6 Care of others

Empathy Listening and being present Naïve realism and judgement Kindness Service Trust Gossip Conflict resolution Sex and relationships

7 Care of our passions

The rat catcher Strengthspotting Character strengths Authenticity A note on challenge Flow Impediment to our passions number 1: extrinsic motivation Impediment to our passions number 2: the fixed mindset

8 Care of our place in the world

Consumerism and emotion Ethical consumption Habituation and the hedonic treadmill Choice Delaying gratification Status anxiety Virtue and technology Technology and remembering our humanity

9 Mindfulness, spirituality and meaning

Mindfulness meditation The evidence base for mindfulness Mindfulness in schools Spirituality What is spirituality? Spirituality and the child Meaning making

10 The well-being of teachers

Individual and institutional vices and virtues The virtues of teachers Autonomy, flow and meaning Perspective on pay and conditions Learning from each other: coaching and appreciative inquiry

Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgements Copyright