HAPPINESS

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For the Bullied and Beautiful

posted Apr 15, 2013

In this sometimes humorous and painfully true TEDTalk, Shane Koyczan's spoken-word poem, "To This Day," shares the anguish of being bullied and the will to survive.

Visual Learning: Out of Character

posted Apr 15, 2013

This Visual Learning activity will get your students thinking about the intersection of handwriting and digital typeface and the fate of cursive writing around the world.

Free to Be Me

by Gia Rae Winsryg-Ulmer

posted Apr 15, 2013

Gia Rae Winsryg-Ulmer knew she found her place to teach when she walked through the doors of Brooklyn Free School three years ago. See how Gia and BFS honor children's rights to be themselves and become the happy, healthy, and independent thinking people they are meant to be. This is Gia's Story.

What If Your Kids Want to Get Political?

by Shannon Hayes

posted Apr 11, 2013

Using young children as political props is problematic, to say the least. But when they do form their own opinion, it’s important to let them express it.

A Portlandia Sendup of Tiny House Living

by YES! online staff

posted Apr 11, 2013

Portlandia’s Kumail Nanjiani visits a tiny house and asks some of the questions on everybody’s mind.

Why Jewish, Muslim, and Hindu Leaders Have High Hopes for Pope Francis

by Chris Francis

posted Apr 09, 2013

Leaders from many faiths are expecting better relations with the Vatican under Pope Francis. Here YES! speaks to some of them about why that is.

Me Too: A Letter to Steubenville’s Jane Doe

by Kim Simon

posted Apr 01, 2013

After her essay on raising boys to respect women went viral, an incredible outpouring of support gave author Kim Simon the courage to tell the story she really wanted to share: how her own healing from rape came from knowing she wasn’t alone.

Why Lent Makes People Happy (and Netflix Doesn't)

by Jason Marsh, Rob Willer

posted Mar 27, 2013

Many of us believe getting more of the things we value will make us happier, but new research suggests that cutting back on life’s pleasures helps us enjoy them significantly more.

Remembering Chinua Achebe, Nigeria’s Master Storyteller

by YES! online staff

posted Mar 22, 2013

The great Nigerian author and essayist Chinua Achebe died on Thursday in Boston. In this interview with Bill Moyers, first broadcast in 1988, he explains why “The storyteller has a different agenda from the emperor.”

For Thriving Public Spaces, Just Add Seating

by Jonathan Rowe

posted Mar 21, 2013

Could it be as simple as that? Author Jonathan Rowe thought so, and tried it out in his own hometown.

Don’t Like Your Health Insurance? Make Your Own

by Nina Rogozen

posted Mar 20, 2013

The Affordable Care Act hopes to drive expansion of health care co-ops.

Sustainable Happiness? 6 Ways to Get There

by Catherine O'Brien, Ian Murray

posted Mar 20, 2013

Discover natural highs, map your interdependence, and other ways to discover joy within your reach.

Don’t Laugh: The UN’s First International Happiness Day is Serious Business

by Frances Moore Lappé

posted Mar 20, 2013

Frances Moore Lappé on how countries and cities around the world, from Bhutan to Boston, are measuring well-being beyond GDP.

No More Steubenvilles: How To Raise Boys to be Kind Men

by Kim Simon

posted Mar 18, 2013

What can we do to help young men respect women, recognize consent, and have healthy sexual relationships? Teach them kindness to others—and the courage to go against the crowd.

What Our Kids Can Teach Us About Trying Over

by Shannon Hayes

posted Mar 15, 2013

Children’s future happiness is not tied to how well they behave or whether they will be able to hold a job. It is tied to their ability to create with their minds and their hands.