Title: How to Help Students Develop Hope
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How to Help Students Develop Hope
According to research, hope is key to academic achievement--and it's a skill students can develop over time. Here's how.
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Vicki Zakrzewski
We believe happiness should be free.

Content: In fact, studies suggest that having hope may actually predict a student’s future academic achievement more than having feelings of self-worth or a positive attitude towards life actually do. So how do teachers know which students are high in hope? Easy: They are the students who don’t take failure personally. Instead, they use it to improve their performance next time. They’re also more optimistic, and, in the face of obstacles, they tell themselves, “I can do this. I won’t give up.” Thankfully, scientists have found that the majority of students in the United States are very hopeful. But what about those who aren’t? Oftentimes, students lose hope as a result of their family circumstances.