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10Well-BeinginLanguageEducation
Meaning
Terearetwocontextsinwhichpeoplecanfindmeaning.Tefirstisconcerned
withfindingmeaninginthesenseoflifeandone’slifegoals.Tesecondisabout
findingmeaninginone’sday-to-dayexperiences.Aseducators,oneofourrolesis
tohelplearnersastheyreflectonthelargerpurposefulgoalstheymayenvisagefor
themselvesaferschool.Wecanalsohelpthemtoseethemeaningintheirdailylives
suchasinexperienceswithotherpeople,art,nature,orsmallactscontributingto
theworldmorebroadly.
tActivity:Everyonecanmakeadiferenceintheworldandeachsmallactof
kindnesscontributestootherssendingpositivityoutlikearipplefromastone
droppedinalake.Topromptdiscussion,studentscanreflectontheAfrican
proverb:Ifyouthinkyouaretoosmalltomakeadiferenceintheworld,try
spendingthenightwithamosquito.Teycandiscusshowpeopleareintercon-
nectedandimagineachainofeventsstartingwithonepersonsmilingatanother
astheypassinthestreet.Studentscanimaginetheinterconnectedstoriesin
writingororally,witheachpersoncontributingaknock-onpositiveefectstem-
mingfromtheinitialsmileinthestreet.Studentscanalsobepromptedtocreate
memestoinspireandmotivateeachothertomakesmalldiferencesintheir
dailylivestoafectthosearoundthemwithkindness.Learnerscanalsokeep
ajournalofwhattheydidtomakeadiferencetotheworldtodayorwhatthey
sawsomebodyelsedo-itisimportanttostressthenotionthatsharingapencil
orsmilingatsomeoneisalreadymakingadiferencetoothersaroundus.Te
websiteRandomActsofKindnesshasmanyotherusefulresourcesforeducators
seekingtoteachmorekindness.Tistopiccanalsobeexploredthroughthe
lensofmakingapositivediferencetotheplanetandreflectingonactionsof
asustainablelifestyle.
tActivity:Toencouragestudentstothinkmorelong-termabouttheirpurpose
inlifeandcareergoals,theycanbeencouragedtoreflectontheirstrengthsand
howtheycouldworkwiththeseinthefutureaswellasanynewskillstheymight
wanttolearn.Aninterestingtaskcanbetoimaginetheylivedto90yearsofage
andsomeoneiswritingtheirobituaryandwhatitwouldsay.Whatkindoflife
didtheyleadandwhatlegacydidtheyleavebehind?Again,itisworthperhaps
firstexploringthenotionoflegacywithlearnersandrememberingthiscanbe
memoriesotherpeoplehaveofyouasaperson.
tProject:Alarger-scaleprojectthatlearnerscanworkonistoinvestigatethe
meaningofhappinessacrosstheglobe.Testudentscandrawonvariousonline
resourcesincludingtheCWorldHappinessReport’
,COurWorldinData’
,National
Geographicresources,orcontributionstoCTeBlueZonesofHappiness’byDan
Buettner,amongmanyothers.Studentscanfocusonaspecificcountryworking