How much resilience training should schools do?
The simple answer is as much as possible. There is always a group of students who need more resiliency training than the students who demonstrate emotional toughness. From my perspective there needs to be a general school based preventative training program for all students as well as more intense one-one-one and group sessions for students identified as sad and disillusioned.
The good news is that resilience is an internal resource inside each of us. Yes we all have it. The not so good news is that the amount of resilience inside individuals differs from copious amounts of resilience to little resilience.
The other bit of good news that it can be developed through teaching.
When looking up what resilience means this is what I found on the internet:
Resilience means knowing how to cope in spite of setbacks, or barriers, or limited resources. Resilience is a measure of how much you want something and how much you are willing, and able, to overcome obstacles to get it. It has to do with your emotional strength.source
In other words resilience is the protection armour we all need to help deal effectively with bullying, be problem solvers and to keep depression away. The positive factor are external influences like the home and school to teach and model develop resilience to children and teenagers. Resilience is a must for general well being. We all need it for successful working careers and happy personal lives.
Parents play the essential role promoting resilience through childhood and into adulthood. It never stops. But what about the role of schools? Are they as responsible in developing resilience to the same extent? A recent TV news report clearly showed that more and more students grade 12 students were experiencing significant levels of depression and disillusionment at the prospect of being adequately equipped to get jobs after school.
The big must is that parents of the targeted group of students need to work alongside the teachers and the programs. It can only work when home and school use the same techniques and language. Getting teenagers to talk and become solution focussed have to be major goals.
Cheers and Blessings
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It has long been interesting to me how some of us are innately very resilient. Some children just know that they are worthy and hardy. Environment certainly plays a role, but there must be something just born within some of us.
I totally agree because even in a family of 4 children it is not unusual for perhaps 3 to be highly resilient and one less resilient. So absolutely, you are born with it or not, and it cannot be measured by any medical instruments. It is a fascinating area of psychology.
Home environment is so important too. Love the quote at the bottom. 😊
I do too, love Buddha and its philosophy of spirituality
Howdy angiemitchell! Over here most schools do everything BUT resiliency training. Especially the colleges that offer "safe spaces" where kids won't here anything negative or anything they disagree with. They're so coddled they have no real preparation for the real world.
That is unfortunate for the young people who need to be able to bounce back from any adversity they experience. Mind you janton, I am sure there are high schools in Australia who do not do resiliency training too.
Oh, I was hoping it was a national training program. I think it would put the kids light years ahead of at least some other countries!