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Bringing Life Skills and Social Skills Training to Classrooms

Research has shown that children are more receptive to information from books rather than from screens. A large section of the academia also believes that human interaction is of paramount importance in keeping children engaged while learning. However, the coronavirus pandemic changed all this.

The digital age has well and truly arrived in the education sector too. Since the advent of the pandemic, students and teachers across the globe have become more or less dependent on technology to continue learning and teaching. Technology and education are now hand-in-hand.

Apart from this, having social skills is critical for success in life. Classrooms have a diverse range of children. As a result, teachers have always taught, given, and supported the application of strong social skills in the classroom.

It is important to face the question: How important is technology and life skills training in education? Though everyone is spending a lot of time in the digital world, the focus must be given to life skills also. Teachers can harness online learning and other powerful educational tools to impart life skills.

In essence, inclusive classrooms are simulations of the actual world in which people of different backgrounds and abilities coexist. Several school systems have curricula geared explicitly toward social and emotional development.

Here are some ideas for making classrooms more inclusive and promoting the development of social skills in students. Once the pandemic subsides, these will prove to be helpful. Some can be implemented even while students study online from home.

Collaborate with peers and mentors

As students witness the activities and behaviors of those around them, they develop similar social abilities. When children are paired with peer mentors of the same age, mastering social skills feels less like a lesson.

You can pair children of similar ages and discuss the social skill you want to focus on that day. This way, the peer mentor can effectively direct their pupils toward gaining the appropriate abilities.

Curate social skills

In regulated social situations, students are taught a social skill before putting it into practice. You may have youngsters study things on their own, one-on-one, before putting their new socialization abilities to use with others in a classroom setting.

Structured social circumstances begin with the definition of behavior and the expectations that go with it. For example, if a student struggles with standing too near to someone while conversing, you may go over personal space and have them practice it afterwards.

Assign tasks

Assigning children jobs in the classroom allows them to display responsibility, teamwork, and leadership. Jobs such as distributing papers, taking attendance, and serving as a line leader can showcase a student’s talents and, as a result, boost confidence. It also helps to reduce your workload!

Teachers frequently swap class assignments on a weekly or monthly basis to ensure that every student has an opportunity to participate. Consider this list of classroom occupations for some inspiration.

Integrating skill training

BharatCares, a non-profit organization in India is working towards empowering the underprivileged. They strive to do this by providing education, and life skills and creating an entrepreneurial environment. Through their initiative BharatCareers, they are providing placement-linked training programs that have empowered several individuals.

Currently, three programs are being offered - Youth Job Readiness Program, Computer and Digital Literacy Program, and Banking and Financial Skill Development Program.

The Youth Job Readiness Program prepares final year undergraduate and graduate students for the job market. They mentor and train youth with life skills or offer entrepreneurship training to make them future job-creators.

The Computer Training and Digital Literacy Program provide basic computer and digital literacy training for girls and women who have either dropped out from school or are currently pursuing their education. The onsite training program opens up avenues for housewives and married women who want to get hands-on training in the digital literacy space.

BFSI Skill Development Program aims to open avenues for the aspiring youth of our country who are keen on making their career in the banking and finance sector. The program focuses on equipping 12th pass students, final year undergraduates and graduates with the BFSI skills and relevant job-readiness skills.

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Roshini Muthukumar

Roshini Muthukumar, a native of Chennai, started her career as a content writer but made a switch to journalism to pursue her passion. She has experience writing about human interest stories, innovative technology, entrepreneurs, research blogs, and more. Previously, Roshini has done internships with The Hindu, Metroplus and worked as a correspondent with The Better India.