Can The Way to Happiness book be used in public schools?
Yes. In fact, educators were among the first to recognize the value of the book to instill character and improve the attitudes of students. The Way to Happiness book has been distributed and used in over 12,000 schools, public and private, across America. More than 12 million children have participated in the “Set a Good Example Contest,” inspired by and based on a precept from the book. In a study conducted on teachers, 90 percent of those surveyed rated the presentation of moral values in The Way to Happiness book as “good” or “excellent.” Also, amongst teachers implementing The Way to Happiness programs, 85 percent noticed a positive change in their students’ understanding of moral values. Outside the US, schools in places as diverse as Hungary, Lebanon, Pakistan, Israel, Colombia, Venezuela, St. Lucia, St. Kitts, Cambodia, Ghana and South Africa have utilized The Way to Happiness.