POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY & EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP

Positive Psychology has three central concerns: positive emotions, positive individual traits, and positive institutions. Understanding positive emotions entails the study of contentment with the past, happiness in the present, and hope for the future. Understanding positive individual traits consists of the study of the strengths and virtues, such as the capacity for love and work, courage, compassion, resilience, creativity, curiosity, integrity, self-knowledge, moderation, self-control, and wisdom. Understanding positive institutions entails the study of the strengths that foster better communities, such as justice, responsibility, civility, parenting, nurturance, work ethic, leadership, teamwork, purpose, and tolerance.

AFTER COMPLETING ALL OF THE ASSIGNMENTS, PLEASE COMMENT AND SHARE YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON THE STATEMENT, "Positive psychology holds great potential for creating environments where children learn, employees thrive, and communities flourish." Please be clear, well organized and BRIEF in your comments (maximum of 300 words). PUT YOUR NAME IN ALL CAPS AT THE TOP OF YOUR COMMENT BEFORE POSTING- If you'd like to use an alias, that's fine, just let me know. [below the comment box, you’ll be asked to ‘Comment as’- just select ‘anonymous’. As you name is in ALL CAPS at the top of your comment, right?]

VISITATION PRINCIPAL STEFAN BEAN, ASPIRE GATEWAY SCHOOL

What are your thoughts/ideas/reflections regarding the visit? Please frame your comments by selecting ONE of the following:

1. Describe the impact meeting and watching Principal Bean ‘in action’ had on you related to working with, hiring &/or accommodating staff/teachers with disabilities &/OR educating & creating legally inclusive learning opportunities for students with disabilities?

2. Describe the impact meeting and watching Principal Bean ‘in action’ had on you related to ‘immigrants’ as students under your legal leadership &/OR ‘immigrants’ on your staff/teachers or in hiring?

3. Describe the impact this visitation had on you related to the increasing number of charters schools in education, their legal status outside the confines of collective bargaining and district regulations, &/OR issues of human resources including charter school principals/staff/teachers.

Please be clear, well organized and BRIEF in your comments (maximum of 300 words). PUT YOUR NAME IN ALL CAPS AT THE TOP OF YOUR COMMENT BEFORE POSTING.
[below the comment box, you’ll be asked to ‘Comment as’- just select ‘anonymous’. As your name is in ALL CAPS at the top of your comment, right?]