Blog 2

              Some may argue that happiness cannot be found in education, but I will highly disagree. Some students dislike school for several reasons. One reason would be simply because they believe school is boring due to the low level of difficulty, meanwhile other students are overwhelmed by school work due to the fact that it is too difficult for them. Other students might consider school a stressful environment because of bullies and even because of some mean teachers. It is very important to make sue students are challenged but not too much or too little. "When challenged, children, like adults,will find meaning in their accomplishments and enjoy the process of attaining their goals."
              My greatest motivation is getting told that I can't do something but when an assignment is difficult my brain automatically tells me "I can't do it, I can't do it" thus incredibly becoming my motivation. In order for me to be happy with education I need to figure out what my present gain and what my future gain is when it comes to the assignment. Every little piece of work that is put in front of you while you are getting an education has some kind of present and future gain. Another way for me to increase my happiness connected to education is simply by staying positive. In The Futile Pursuit of Happiness, George Loewenstein said "Happiness is a signal that our brains use to do certain things. And in the same way that our eye adapts to different levels of illumination we are designed to kind of go back to the happiness set point." This shows that not only can we control when we are happy but we can also adapt to certain situations in order to be happy. For me to be happier with education I also need to learn how to detach myself from my feelings and emotions.  Sometimes I find myself thinking "I can't say that I enjoyed school because then I will sound like a nerd" If I were to careless about what people think I will be much happier with the education I receive in school.
                I will have to admit that I really enjoy school. I did not really enjoy it in high school mainly because teachers put too much pressure on their student. This pressure I found very overwhelming and I couldn't deal with it. After reading the passage The Futile Pursuit of Happiness the happiness I felt towards education grew a lot more. In the passage it states that you are responsible for your happiness and from experience I have grown to support this claim. You and only you are responsible for your happiness level when it comes to anything that crosses your path, big or small, good or bad. In school I enjoy every little thing because I think about all the positive things I get out of it today, and the positive things I will get out of it tomorrow. I experience flow throughout my entire day in school and I don't even realize how fast the time goes by.