Many people have different views of happiness, some think they need a new car to be happy, where others would be happy just getting a car that runs. So where do some of these differences in happiness come from? Pushes in the education system and the want to look the best on social media can affect how and what we view we need to pursue in order to be happy.
During my young school years, I was told that a four-year college degree would be necessary in order to have a well-paying job. This teaching also encouraged me to link salary to my future happiness. On the other hand, as I was raised religiously, my parents taught me that going into the trades and working part-time, so I could devote more time to my religion would give me the happiest …show more content…
The ever growing use of social media also pushes our students away from what could make them the happiest. The Teens, Social Media, and Technology Overview of 2015 shows statistics that social media is just a prevalent in teenagers lives for those in low income families as rich families (Lenhart). This shows that our students are all connected. They are all seeing what field their peers are choosing for careers, what schooling their peers are choosing, and seeing what stuff their peers have. They see a lot of connection to what material objects their peers have to how happy they seem. This link of material things to happiness is teaching our students that the higher salary they can obtain the more stuff they can buy, which they believe will make them happier in life. This social media problem does not stop after teenage years. There are many sites, that though helpful for many, also promote adults to compete to see who has the best job and most connections, regardless of how happy they are in their job. This society has so many helpful resources as a result of the growing social media, such as job searches and the ability to research more information. Sadly, adults still compete to see who has the most stuff and miss out on a lot of the resources they could use to gain richer experiences in …show more content…
We all have to work. Why not have an education system that encourages students to want to work and like what they do? Where some need to make a lot of money to be happy, others would be happier pursuing travel or religion. What we need is an education system that helps students figure that out before they are thrown into the adult world. A fully free learning environment might cause student to become unfocused, but a balance between free learning and structured classes would help students explore their personal interests while staying on course to get a job they enjoy after school. Classes that would help students find inner happiness, teach them how to support themselves, and learn the cost of living, would help our students become more self-aware as to what they personally need in life to become self-sufficient and
During my young school years, I was told that a four-year college degree would be necessary in order to have a well-paying job. This teaching also encouraged me to link salary to my future happiness. On the other hand, as I was raised religiously, my parents taught me that going into the trades and working part-time, so I could devote more time to my religion would give me the happiest …show more content…
The ever growing use of social media also pushes our students away from what could make them the happiest. The Teens, Social Media, and Technology Overview of 2015 shows statistics that social media is just a prevalent in teenagers lives for those in low income families as rich families (Lenhart). This shows that our students are all connected. They are all seeing what field their peers are choosing for careers, what schooling their peers are choosing, and seeing what stuff their peers have. They see a lot of connection to what material objects their peers have to how happy they seem. This link of material things to happiness is teaching our students that the higher salary they can obtain the more stuff they can buy, which they believe will make them happier in life. This social media problem does not stop after teenage years. There are many sites, that though helpful for many, also promote adults to compete to see who has the best job and most connections, regardless of how happy they are in their job. This society has so many helpful resources as a result of the growing social media, such as job searches and the ability to research more information. Sadly, adults still compete to see who has the most stuff and miss out on a lot of the resources they could use to gain richer experiences in …show more content…
We all have to work. Why not have an education system that encourages students to want to work and like what they do? Where some need to make a lot of money to be happy, others would be happier pursuing travel or religion. What we need is an education system that helps students figure that out before they are thrown into the adult world. A fully free learning environment might cause student to become unfocused, but a balance between free learning and structured classes would help students explore their personal interests while staying on course to get a job they enjoy after school. Classes that would help students find inner happiness, teach them how to support themselves, and learn the cost of living, would help our students become more self-aware as to what they personally need in life to become self-sufficient and