The Conversation – Lauren Schiller & Christina Hinton
“What leads to success in school?…Researchers at Research Schools International…explored the relationship between happiness and student achievement. Are happy students more successful in school?…Our results revealed that, on average, students who reported being happier had higher grades…Our next question was, what supports students to be happy? We found that a network of supportive relationships is at the heart of happiness. Results showed that the quality of students’ relationships with teachers and peers predicted their happiness.”(more)