It Is OK to Be Nervous
In schools today – both in the classroom and in the staffroom – we are facing a troubling new cultural norm: the idea that everyone should feel happy and worry-free at all times. Since around 2015, there has been a growing belief that happiness (or perhaps more accurately, a complete absence of discomfort) should be the norm. As a result, entirely normal human emotions are increasingly treated as if they are medical conditions.
