Excellent development in the higher education towards positive futures - a new course for the first year college students - initiated by The Center for Health Minds of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
"Called “The Art and Science of Human Flourishing,” the class combines disciplines from neuroscience and psychology to philosophy and art to encourage students to think more carefully about how they maintain their own mental and emotional well-being, manage stress and build positive relationships with others."
Why do we need such programs/courses in higher education institutes/sectors around the world - because:
"College students, many living away from home for the first time, are also learning how to manage stress, respond to all sorts of new and different situations and prepare themselves for eventual entry into a professional world in which change is the biggest constant."
https://centerhealthyminds.org/news/this-class-is-helping-first-year-students-start-college-off-right#.WrrN5fU9QVI.linkedin
Be encouraging, but realistic. I remember as a mature student joining a university which told all its younger students that they were the top 2% of the population-they were privileged and exceptional. By what criterion, I wondered at the time. Life I knew was not quite like that, and academic achievement was not reflected by life achievement even if the student stayed within academia. Compromises are made, even intellectual ones.
Several years ago the competitiveness of higher education was accepted and prepared students for adult life-the weakest going to the wall.
- Life presents challenges to everyone regardless of their academic status. Negotiating these challenges successfully can be augmented by having developed confidence in ones ability to react appropriately to a variety of different life tests or challenges. This confidence develops by successfully navigating difficulties in ones own life path. College presents opportunities to develop these essential skills in a relatively low risk environment providing that the academic environment affords them opportunities to develop both peer support groups and faculty mentors willing to and capable of providing the appropriate guidance over a broad spectrum of situations.
- Developing these support groups is the hallmark goal of freshman experience/orientation courses that have become a major component of the introduction to college life at many institutions. And, a number of “models” with a variety of approaches exist in academia for comparison.
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