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An Abu Dhabi-based student who had a break down due to stress caused by a heavy course load, says on-site counsellors in schools should be made mandatory.
After taking on an extremely rigorous workload in school, Indian expatriate, Pragya Chawla told Khaleej Times she had a "full blown burnout", which ultimately led to her taking a month and a half off school.
But now she has bounced back from her ordeal - and has since been accepted to Stanford University in the US - Chawla wants to put the spotlight on mental health awareness in schools.
Education must aim at increasing happiness level Dr Abdulla Al Karam, Director General, KHDA British economist and researcher Lord Richard Layard has said that the sole purpose of education is to develop capacities that increase the happiness of students and the rest of society. This may feel at odds with what we've traditionally perceived as the purpose of education: to give students a knowledge base that prepares them for work. When we look at the research into adult happiness, we find that it isn't academic results at school or university which contribute most to our sense of wellbeing, but mental and physical health, as well as the relationships we form with others. If we look at it this way, it makes sense that schools should be preparing our children to live happy and healthy lives. A strong sense of wellbeing is important for everyone in the education community. This is partly because happiness leads to more effective teaching and learning, and ultimately, an improved education sector. But happiness is also important because our intrinsic value as humans lies not just in the function we perform in society, but in how much we contribute and give to each other. It's easy to think that if the education we had when we were students was good enough for us, then it must be so for our children also. Yet in a recent report, the World Economic Forum predicted that 65 per cent of children who are starting school now will be working in jobs that don't yet exist. The question that immediately comes to mind is: if we don't know what jobs today's kids will be doing tomorrow, how can we know which subjects they need to study? The answer is simple: we can't. What we can do, however, is focus less on the importance of academics and more on the skills and values that will enable students to lead happy and productive professional and personal lives. Recently, we signed an agreement with the International Positive Education Network to help introduce more wellbeing and happiness practices into Dubai's schools. From October, we'll also be undertaking the first ever wellbeing census of students in Dubai. We know that a number of schools have already appointed teachers to integrate positive practices into their policies and teaching approach, and it's wonderful to see schools educating the heart as well as the mind. Our children are our future. To give them the best education, we must also think to the future and equip them with not just knowledge, but also skills and values. |
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