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The Importance of Happy Students: Summer Book Report on The Happiness Advantage

by alicjawp | Aug 14, 2018 | Innovation, Uncategorized

Recently a colleague (and friend!) recommended a book by Shawn Achor called The Happiness Advantage. The premise of the book is that happy people are successful; not that success leads to happiness, as is commonly believed. Achor works with Fortune 500 companies to...

Alicja Surzyn

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Alicja Surzyn – Conquering English and Capstone classes first by teaching the pronunciation and spelling of my Polish name.

I currently teach AP Capstone Research, AP Capstone Seminar, and AP English Language and Composition at the American School Foundation of Guadalajara.

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