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A Kindred Spirit: What is your happiness index? The next earlier column by Teresa Kindred: A Kindred Spirit: A hamster (s) named Buddy By Teresa Bell Kindred Nanahood.com Remember the game show Family Feud? Two opposing families would guess what the most popular answers to questions were and then the host would reveal the answers and announce, "And the survey says..." This morning I read some results from a survey that I wanted to share with you. This survey was done by the Gallup Poll and over 175,000 people responded. Basically the survey investigated the well-being of folks in different occupations. In all but two of the categories the profession that claimed the highest level of well-being was.... (drum roll) teachers. Teachers scored higher than any other occupation when it came to optimism about life. They scored highest in the section about having what they need for a healthy life (food, shelter, clothing, etc.). They scored highest on emotional well-being and in making healthy lifestyle choices (exercising, eating right, etc.) The ONLY area where they did not receive the highest scores concerned their work environment. In this section of the survey people were asked if they are satisfied with their jobs, if they get to use their strengths at work, if their supervisor treats them more like a boss or a partner, and if their work environment is open and trusting. Given that conditions in an employee's work environment are directly related to his or her engagement level, the finding may have implications for students and administrators. Teachers who are given the opportunity to do what they do best at work (91% say they get to use their strengths at work) may be more likely to engage students in the learning process. Teachers Score Higher As a former teacher who also happens to be from a family of educators, what this says to me is that teachers would have a perfect sense of well-being if they were given the right work environment. How is that achieved? That's a million dollar question, probably closer to billions when you consider how much money public education requires. I don't claim to have the answers but from my years in the classroom I did learn a few things. Here are just a few things I learned about the work environment and I'm guessing that most of these ring true in other professions, not just teaching.
About the author: Teresa Bell Kindred lives in Edmonton, Kentucky with her family. She is the author of several books including Mom:PHD: Leadership Skills for Moms. She is a public speaker and has spoken to several different women's groups in Columbia and Adair County. For 13 years she was a magazine columnist for Kentucky Living magazine. Presently she is a grant writer for Metcalfe County Schools and is working on another book. Visit her online at Teresa Bell Kindred...A Kindred Spirit to read more about her, purchase her books, or invite her to speak to your club or organization. Email her directly at tbellkindred@scrtc.com Nanahood, "An online community for grandmothers and moms" This story was posted on 2010-01-03 07:44:33
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