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Abstract

Professor Martin Seligman, founder of the field of Positive Psychology, begins his presentations on education by asking parents the following question: “What would you most want for your children?” Responses usually include things such as happiness, a meaningful life, resilience, confidence, good relationships and health.

One test of the correctness of educational procedure is the happiness of the child.

—Maria Montessori

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Ben-Shahar, T. (2021). In Schools. In: Happiness Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64869-5_7

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