Teach Happier This School Year: 40 Weeks of Inspiration and Reflection

This book is perfect for the teachers who are realistic optimists, and even more perfect for those striving to be more that way. Suzanne is able to masterfully balance “keeping it real” with encouraging and challenging readers to shift their thinking in order to positively impact their lives. I highly recommend this book to anyone trying to stay happy or become happier in their position at school. There are many general life lessons in it as well!

I love the Teach Happier podcast, and I love this book! "Small shifts bring big gifts" is Teach Happier's motto, and this approachable little book is a Big Gift for each reader and for the people in their lives. Suzanne Dailey has curated 40 perfect little packages of manageable changes in mindset or action to help us all find the joy and maintain the sanity in our professional and personal lives. The ideas she presents are supported by research but driven home with personal anecdotes and examples, and Dailey's blend of humor, compassion, humility, realism, and optimism shine throughout and bring each suggestion to life. Highly highly recommend!

The book seems great. I am excited to join a colleague in starting a "Teach Happier" Friday morning accountability club on my school site. (I may add more to my review of the book after we start using it this year.) The layout of the book is good, and I love that everything the author suggests seems manageable. For those reasons, I will give it five stars for now.With that said, this may be the last time I buy a book on Amazon. The book arrived stuffed into the bottom of a box that was way too narrow, but that was really deep. (There was one other small, soft item packed with it, so I am not sure why that sized box seemed appropriate.) It is hard to tell in the picture, but the book was really wedged in there. Whoever packed it damaged one of the corners. So, here is the conundrum. The book is useable. But, it looks beat up, and won't sit straight in a book shelf. (The pictures do not do the damage justice.) The bend goes all the way though from cover to cover, and every page is warped. My only option with Amazon is to find a UPS store to return it and then wait for a new book. I go back to school in a few days, so I don't feel like dealing with all that, and I really want to start reading the book now. So I am stuck with a beat up book. If I had paid for a used copy, I would be fine with its condition. But at full price direct from Amazon, not so much.I usually try to buy my books from independent book sellers, but I was lured by the dollar or two I saved on Amazon. So, my recommendation--buy the book. Just spend the extra buck or two, and buy it from somewhere that cares a little more about books (and customer service).

I have tuned in and listened to every single one of Suzanne’s podcasts. I have attended her uplifting workshops and presentations, and now it is all here in one place! Do you find the profession of education has you feeling stressed? Have the stresses of the job made it more difficult for you to be happy at work? Do you wish you could find the joy you hoped for when you started what you thought would be a fulfilling career? Teaching is without a doubt a rewarding job, but if you are a teacher, we all know it to also be exhausting and stressful. I don’t think this book could have been more timely. Times are different. Today’s teachers face challenges their predecessors never did. Do you want to be a happier teacher for not only you and your your students but all those around you? Then, this book is your answer! You will look forward to the easy to implement strategies and be excited going to work, have more energy when you’re there, and even carry many of these tips with you into your home life that are both realistic and easy to practice. This book is a great book even if you aren’t a teacher. Based on the latest research, Teach Happier will arm you with the knowledge and strategies to elevate the knowing of why you became a teacher in the first place. You’ll be happier at school. Your students will be happier in your classroom. And your colleagues will ask you how you did it! Happiness is a decision. Be the happier teacher every student wants and deserves. This book hits all the targets!

This book is a perfect blend of positivity and reality. Suzanne is a master of bridging the gap between acknowledging the incredible challenges in a teacher's daily life while giving us real, easy to implement "small shifts" that we can use RIGHT NOW to begin the pathway to happiness. This book is like a warm cup of coffee on a snow day or chatting with your teacher bff after school. It leaves you better than when you first began, and it is a must for all educators no matter what year they are in. Add to cart!

An absolute must read for when you are feeling overwhelmed and need a reboot. I found myself unable to put the book down! Written from the heart with humor, genuine emotion and plenty of practical ideas, this book was exactly what I needed. I have shared this title with my friends in education and it has earned a spot on my desk for easy access when I need a reminder to "find the magic".

This book is a game changer! Practical and easy to implement ideas, based in positive psychology, are peppered with with entertaining stories. Suzanne’s voice shines throughout the text and you feel like you’re getting advice from a friend rather than being told what to do. Newer teachers will find it digestible and not overwhelming; veteran teachers will see themselves reflected as well as ways to improve their current practice. Buy two - one for you and one for a teacher friend :)

Suzanne pulls together all of the most wonderful positive psychology tips, her professional experiences, and provides manageable ways for us to apply it into our own lives on a weekly basis! I am just getting started and can’t wait to start the new year off journaling each week. Looking forward to investing in myself these next 40 weeks so I can bring the best version of myself to work and home! If it is anything like Suzanne’s workshops or podcasts, I know it will be great!