1. Warming up with three good things and the science of happiness
Consider the following facts about happiness:
- When your mind is in a happy state (as opposed to a negative or neutral state), you're significantly more efficient, competitive, and successful.
- "Doctors put in a positive mood before making a diagnosis show almost three times more intelligence and creativity than doctors in a neutral state, and they make accurate diagnoses 19 percent faster." (Achor The Happiness Advantage 15)
- "Optimistic salespeople outsell their pessimistic counterparts by 56 percent." (15)
- Students in a happy mood before taking a math achievement test receive significantly better scores on average than students in a neutral state of mind. (15)
- You can rewire your brain to become happier by performing certain tasks on a regular basis.
2. Braving the blank seating chart challenge: How well do you know the members of this class? Taking a speedy personality "test" and sharing one of your responses in a whip around
3. Sharing a few moments from my journey with you
4. Meeting the course expectations and syllabus
HW:
1. Please ask your parents/guardians to read and sign the course syllabus by Wednesday, August 22.
2. Sign up for success! Click HERE to join our class Remind account.
3. If you have not yet done so, please complete the survey I e-mailed to you, linked HERE. Urge your parents to complete theirs, too (linked here). They're not due until Friday, August 24, but the sooner you fill yours out, the sooner I can be a better teacher to you.
4. Make sure you bring your charged LAPTOP to class each day, starting tomorrow.
