They say that a team is only as strong as its weakest member. But, does this hold true for an individual - that a person is only as strong as their weakest characteristic? Positive psychologists would say no.
Positive psychologists wish to aid people on their journey through life by emphasizing on one’s personal growth through one’s character strengths and the refinement of one’s weaknesses. By focusing on personal growth, rather than comparing oneself to others, one is able to focus on trying to do better than they did the previous day, and realize that failure is simply a state of mind.1
The ideals of the field of positive psychology align with those of the education system, for both exist to enhance the mind of the individual …show more content…
But, many schools do not help students deal with their personal lives. This task, is left for the student, and can be extremely …show more content…
Clifton and Raft also stated that “positive emotions as an essential daily requirement for survival”.8
Positive emotions in a workplace, or to be more specific, positive psychology in an educational setting forms the term, “positive education”. Positive education is not a curriculum that exists with day to day lessons with a chapter test at the end of the curriculum, but instead exists in the daily classroom setting through the direction of a teacher in order to cultivate hope, gratitude, serenity, resilience, use character strengths, and improve on character