Tony- that is becaus the guy running the program said that happiness is the most important thing kids can learn in school.
QUOTE:
Anthony Seldon, the headmaster of Wellington College, explained: "We have been focusing too much on academics and missing something far more important.
"To me, the most important job of any school is to turn out young men and women who are happy and secure - more important than the latest bulletin from the Department for Education about whatever."http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2138389,00.html
Keith- if you and your wife really do THIS:
My wife and I will occasionally ask one another, "How's your Quality of Life Index these days?" and we will give each other time to verbalize what's working and not working in our daily lives....................
...then wow how enlighteningly dull. How does that even come up in conversation? Where is the honesty in that statement? Your QOLI??
How are you doing? How are you feeling? Man- you look unhappy- what is wrong? That is how people who are not into bureaucratic speak talk. Maybe it is different where I am from, but I honestly think that if my husband or wife ever said that to me I would either cry because it sounded so clinical, or laugh because I thought s/he was playing a joke.
Sorry if I am being judgemental, and I am not trying to be, and I do hope that you all are much more passionate while not talking about your QOLI than you sounded here.
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June 16, 2006 - 02:47Tony- that is becaus the guy running the program said that happiness is the most important thing kids can learn in school.
QUOTE:
Anthony Seldon, the headmaster of Wellington College, explained: "We have been focusing too much on academics and missing something far more important.
"To me, the most important job of any school is to turn out young men and women who are happy and secure - more important than the latest bulletin from the Department for Education about whatever."http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2138389,00.html
Keith- if you and your wife really do THIS:
My wife and I will occasionally ask one another, "How's your Quality of Life Index these days?" and we will give each other time to verbalize what's working and not working in our daily lives....................
...then wow how enlighteningly dull. How does that even come up in conversation? Where is the honesty in that statement? Your QOLI??
How are you doing? How are you feeling? Man- you look unhappy- what is wrong? That is how people who are not into bureaucratic speak talk. Maybe it is different where I am from, but I honestly think that if my husband or wife ever said that to me I would either cry because it sounded so clinical, or laugh because I thought s/he was playing a joke.
Sorry if I am being judgemental, and I am not trying to be, and I do hope that you all are much more passionate while not talking about your QOLI than you sounded here.
QOLI also includes a sense of humour!!!
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