What does EQ look like from a student perspective?
"What you feel is how you will act out.
It affects your behavior, thinking skills, and concentration. You'll be overthinking, therefore, it won't be easy to stay on task or stay focused either.
Emotions do play a role on your learning."
Students across the U.S. were asked, "How do you feel each day in school?"
77% of their responses were negative
3 most frequent answers:
"Tired"
"Stressed"
"Bored"
(Brackett, 2019)
Students in IB World Schools:
have good relationships with others
report positive attitudes towards themselves & friends/family
perceive teacher support as positive
had positive attitudes towards school, home & neighborhood
PYP students scored statistically higher on well-being measures than other programmes (Cooker et al., 2016)