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How Important Is Student Happiness

to Academic Success?
It is the wish of every parent that their child grow up happy and loving life, but is the
significance of student happiness ever considered in the classroom? A child’s feeling of
happiness has ramifications extending far beyond the walls of a house, as social and academic
successes are very closely intertwined with their emotional state of being.
In the fast-paced and technology-driven world we live in, oftentimes emotions are not openly
shared or discussed. It’s easy to hide behind busy schedules and electronic devices and never
even take the time to ask how your children are feeling. Did you feel happy today? Did anything
upset you? What would make tomorrow a better day for you?
Those are all questions which should be asked on a regular basis, and the happiness of your
children and students should be constantly monitored. Here’s why.
 

School Is Stressful
Obviously, all students are extremely unique in their emotional responses to school and
homework. Some kids thrive and enjoy school, and other kids truly struggle with the stresses that
come along with the academic and social pressures. Even more so these days with a broadening
sense of standardization in teaching and testing, students are feeling the anxiety of academic
achievement and the increasing workload that accompanies it. It is imperative that you keep the
lines of communication open with both your children and their teachers.
Knowing not only their achievements on paper but, more importantly, how they are feeling and
how they are acting are critical in monitoring their success at school. Burnout is a very real threat
to a student’s academic achievement. Even if they are doing well with their grades, if they are
not happy and are stressed, these emotions can very quickly snowball into feelings of being
overwhelmed and wanting to give up.
 

Happiness Impacts Performance


Think about your own job. When you are having a bad day, how is your job performance? Does
that speeding ticket you got on the way into work play into how you act in your morning
meeting? If you got up early without much sleep, are you able to easily turn in that big project?
The same goes for kids.
If they are stressed, if they haven’t slept well, if they are just overall not happy about life right
now—all of that will play into how well they do on their test, how they interact with their
friends, and how much they can really hear and learn that day. Student happiness directly
correlates to student academic performance.
 

Emotions Drive Cognitive Functions


When students are happy, they are better able to problem solve, they are more open to critical
thought and reasoning, their focus is more in tune, their ability to retain and recall information is
heightened. A happy child is much more likely to be motivated at school, to collaborate and
build friendships with classmates, and to troubleshoot and solve both social and academic
dilemmas. Biologically, happiness and other emotions play a critical role in cognitive
functionality and processing.
 
Clearly, the answer to the question of how important student happiness is to success is a
resounding and obvious “extremely.” Even if your students are not happy in the classroom, they
may find joy in activities outside of school. Work on any home influences which may be
clouding their happiness; and if there are some deeper emotional issues threatening your child’s
happiness, be sure to reach out for help. If their current school is causing them to be unhappy, it
may be time for a change. Many students who felt stifled or unhappy in traditional classrooms
find online schools to be an ideal alternative. Visit k12.com if you think an online learning
environment might be better for your student.
Let us not lose sight of those things in life that truly matter, like the happiness of our children,
and work in collaboration to help our students achieve their dreams both in school and in life.

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2.title How Important Is Student Happiness to Academic Success?

(ความสุขของนักเรี ยนมีความสำคัญต่อความสำเร็ จทางการศึกษาแค่ไหน?)

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4.ปี พิมพ์ May 18, 2016

5.จำนวนคำ 667 words

6.เกี่ยวกับบท Happiness

7.ประมาณว่ า

ทำไมเราถึงควรให้ ความสำคัญกับความสุขของเด็กๆในเชิงที่เกี่ยวกับการการศึกษาแล้ วมันสำคัญมากแค่


ไหน เนื่องจากผู้ปกครองรวมถึงผู้คนหลายๆคนในสังคมมักจะอยากเห็นเด็กๆเติบโตได้ เป็ นอย่างดีมีการมีงานทำที่ดี ดังนันพวก ้
เขาเหล่านี ้มักจะเริ่ มจากการที่เขี่ยวเข็ญเด็กๆให้ ตงใจเรี
ั ้ ยนกันเยอะๆ ทำให้ ไม่คอ่ ยได้ ถามถึงตัวเด็กๆว่าทางที่เขาเลือกให้ เด็กๆ
นันทำให้
้ เด็กๆมีความสุขกับสิ่งนันๆจริ
้ งรึเปล่า ซึง่ ถ้ าเด็กๆเหล่านี ้โตขึ ้นมาอยู่ในระดับการศึกษาที่สงู ขึ ้นก็จะยิ่งเกิดความกดดัน
และความเครี ยดมากยิ่งขึ ้น (เกริ่ นๆ+School Is Stress)
ความสำคัญของระบบการศึกษาคือการยกระดับคุณภาพชีวิตของพวกเด็กๆให้ ดีขึ ้นจริ ง แต่ควรสัมพันธ์ไปกับความ
สุขของตัวพวกเขาเองด้ วย โดยมีเหตุผลสนับสนุนคือ ความสุขของเด็กๆสามารถเพิ่มประสิทธิภาพในการศึกษาได้ โดยอาจจะ
ทำให้ มีผลการเรี ยนที่ดีขึ ้นหรื อเครี ยดน้ อยลง (Happiness Impacts Performance) และเมื่อมีความสุขอารมณ์แห่งความสุข
นันจะทำให้
้ เราสามารถแก้ ปัญหาต่างๆได้ ดียิ่งขึ ้น (Emotions Drive Cognitive Functions) และคำตอบของคำถามที่วา่
ความสุขของนักเรี ยนมีความสำคัญต่อความสำเร็จทางการศึกษาแค่ไหน? ก็จะอยู่ในบทความนี ้

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