{"id":11417,"date":"2022-02-17T19:39:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T11:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/?p=11417"},"modified":"2025-12-10T11:03:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T03:03:55","slug":"how-to-better-student-performance-encourage-positivity-and-happiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/how-to-better-student-performance-encourage-positivity-and-happiness\/","title":{"rendered":"How to better student performance \u2013 Encourage positivity and happiness"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11417\" class=\"elementor elementor-11417\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1bf9db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1bf9db\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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student performance \u2013 Encourage positivity and happiness<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6e10ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-post-info happy-addon ha-post-info\" data-id=\"f6e10ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ha-inline-items ha-icon-list-items ha-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ha-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f7b626c ha-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/author\/admin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-icon-list-text ha-post-info__item ha-post-info__item--type-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-info__item-prefix\">by<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tadmin\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ha-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-ec8bafd ha-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/2022\/02\/17\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-icon-list-text ha-post-info__item ha-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 17, 2022\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d56622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-post-featured-image happy-addon ha-post-featured-image\" data-id=\"1d56622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-Banner-scaled-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-Banner-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-Banner-scaled-1-1536x972.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-Banner-scaled-1-2048x1296.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-Banner-scaled-1-600x380.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08755a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08755a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>As a society, we often place emphasis on academic excellence, achievements, knowledge and skills when our primary goal should be the pursuit of happiness.<\/em><\/p><p><strong><em>Maple Leaf Kingsley International School believes in creating a safe and happy environment where children feel confident to learn, grow and shine. Read more to find out how happiness translates into a child\u2019s overall well-being and success.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>Research shows that happiness plays a vital role in the motivation and well-being of school children. Happiness in children has often been linked to other benefits such as better health, better learning, higher emotional literacy and good behaviour. On the contrary, lack of happiness can be detrimental to the thinking skills, creativity, intelligence, academic performance and personality growth of the children.<\/p><p>The importance of happiness has not just been an important subject of inquiry, but a goal that has been recognised globally, becoming a part of the development and educational policies of various countries over the years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e392930 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e392930\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-1-scaled-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11452\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-1-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-1-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-1-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Image-1-1-scaled-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d98b9e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d98b9e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Given the strong link between happiness and quality and education, UNESCO\u00a0 Asia and\u00a0 Pacific\u00a0 Regional\u00a0 Bureau for\u00a0 Education (UNESCO\u00a0 Bangkok) published a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/unesdoc.unesco.org\/ark:\/48223\/pf0000244140\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a>\u00a0called\u00a0<em>Happy Schools: A Framework for learner well-being in the Asia Pacific<\/em>. Evidence in the report shows prioritising student well-being and happiness in schools can lead to higher academic achievements.<\/p><p>However, this has often been undervalued with more focus on test scores as the prime indicator of the quality of education.<\/p><p>Another report called\u00a0<em>Because I\u2019m Happy<\/em>\u00a0published by the Harvard Graduate School of Education shows that happiness really matters when it comes to learning. In an intriguing study by Christina Hinton conducted among students from elementary to high school, Hilton says that \u201cStudents often reported that happiness, or positive feelings like enjoyment or fun, promotes learning.\u201d Students cited various reasons for the positive feelings which include a safe and secure environment at school and good relationships with teachers and peers. However, they found that \u201c<strong>a network of supportive relationships is at the heart of happiness<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6023df2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6023df2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef09c35\" data-id=\"ef09c35\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3085a7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3085a7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"385\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11448\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-006ecba\" data-id=\"006ecba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0be356a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0be356a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"398\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11450\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c1088e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c1088e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>What do our teachers say?\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>The quality of the students are a direct reflection of the quality of the teachers and a school\u2019s environment. When asked about how much happiness is related to learning, our Primary Principal, Ms Josephine, says it\u2019s \u201cabsolutely 100% of happiness!\u201d Her tip to entering the classroom is to begin the lesson with a joke or a riddle.<\/p><p>She also shares a few words of wisdom with her colleagues.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cI always tell my teachers that if your students are not happy, they are not learning. So the first thing that you do when you go into the classroom is to make your students excited, happy and eager for you to come into the classroom.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-99000f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99000f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5961e4\" data-id=\"f5961e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e50c589 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e50c589\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"398\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/01.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11447\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-22f46a0\" data-id=\"22f46a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b403a46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b403a46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"397\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/02.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11449\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ebe087\" data-id=\"1ebe087\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e40f8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e40f8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"398\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/03.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11451\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc92fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfc92fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Building a caring community<\/strong><\/p><p>At\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\">Maple Leaf Kingsley International School<\/a>, we believe that mindful and positive interactions between teachers and peers, authentic connections, building strong trust and genuine care are the key to the wellbeing and success of the students. Supportive relationships between teachers and peers ensure that students feel comfortable to confide and share their problems; an initiative for building better mental health.<\/p><p>A caring community, in turn, leads to a bully-free environment where students are nurtured into confident and independent youths who see the importance of living purposefully and fearlessly in life. Kingsley creates an enriching learning atmosphere where people are confident, engaged, innovative and respectful towards each other.<\/p><p>Our teachers employ fun and creative methods of teaching to create engaging learning experiences that empower students and create excitement to come back to school every day. Students are encouraged to ask questions, research their interests, train their bodies and mind, and be who they are.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81490c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"81490c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"843\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Image-5.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18714\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Image-5.webp 1500w, https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Image-5-600x337.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f05c65e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f05c65e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Located on expansive grounds with a lush landscape, not only does Kingsley encourage the students to connect with nature but also learn to appreciate the environment and care for it. By combining a visionary curriculum,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/facilities-and-services\/\">state-of-the-art facilities<\/a>\u00a0and an expansive environment to learn in, Kingsley is able to create an environment conducive to learning for students, teachers and parents to flourish.<\/p><p><em>It is not about smart children, it is about happy children who have the confidence to learn and pursue things dear to their heart. \u2013 Alexandra Eidens<\/em><\/p><p><strong>At Maple Leaf Kingsley\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\">International School<\/a>, the happiness and well being of our students is at the heart of everything we do.\u00a0<\/strong>Kingsley is more than just a school \u2013 it is a place where children can feel free to learn, grow and express themselves without the fear of failure. We ensure that Kingsley is a home away from home for our children \u2013 a place where they love to come back every day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a199e84 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a199e84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ff6ee7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ff6ee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFondly known as Kingsley \u2013 we are a homegrown international school established in 2011. We have garnered recognition from Malaysians and Expatriate parents alike through our devotion in moulding the next generation and our exceptional British curriculum.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/\" class=\"atricle-txt-lnk\"><em>Click here<\/em><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to know more about us.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4efa4f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4efa4f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df856b7\" data-id=\"df856b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e23fdf2 elementor-align-end elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"e23fdf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/articles\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-arrow-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Back to articles<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to better student performance \u2013 Encourage positivity and happiness by admin February 17, 2022 As a society, we often place emphasis on academic excellence, achievements, knowledge and skills when our primary goal should be the pursuit of happiness. 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