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India, which has long focused on student success, now offers ‘happiness’ classes

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Date: 22 July 2018 | By: Vidhi Doshi | Story Source: Washington Post ~ Go to Original Article

 

NEW DELHI — After the summer break, Delhi’s children returned to school this month and found a new class added to their schedules: happiness.

It wasn’t a welcome-back joke. In a country where top universities demand average test scores above 98 percent and where cheating on high school final exams is organized by a “mafia” that includes teachers and school officials, the Delhi government’s initiative marks a shift of emphasis from student performance to…

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