Stand out of Crowd
Automations
are happening everywhere. Newer technologies such as Robotics and Artificial
Intelligence (AI) will change or replace fewer Job's. There are mass job losses
in various companies and the reason is simply that these employees could not
add value to their company. It is predicted that there is a focus for
Automation and AI in companies that will result in a few million more job
losses in 2025. However, there will also be a vast array of new jobs, newer
opportunities available. Worldwide there will be new Jobs and millions need to
reskill their capability.
In the given scenario the change should happen at the grass-root level. The
curriculum at the school level should start imparting these skills so that the
student can be ready to meet the world challenges. The Teachers,
Principals Goals need to be realigned to these changes to prepare the students
for future skills. Students Leadership Qualities should be the high degree of
focus and how to create globally competitive students for generation next.
Skill Development programs are happening at the school level but we need to
increase multifold to compete. Life Skills should be given more priority.
The
Essential Skills for the Year 2030 as follows.
·
Mental
Elasticity and Complex Problem Solving
·
Critical
Thinking
·
Creativity
·
People
Skills
·
Interdisciplinary
Knowledge
Mental
Elasticity and Complex Problem Solving
Clutter
is the enemy of Clarity. This is one the ability to think and resolve complex
problems in a given time frame within the scope.
Critical
Thinking
To form
a judgment this skill is very important and to arrive at the judgment the right
questions are very important. Disciplined thinking that is clear, rational,
open-minded, and informed by evidence.
Creativity
The ability to transcend traditional ways of
thinking or acting, and to develop new and original ideas. Platform to be made
available to students to experiment with their creative ideas
People
Skills
Communication, Active listening, empathy,
collaboration, flexibility, trusting others, negotiation, good manners,
leadership qualities, Honesty are some of the people skills.
Interdisciplinary
Knowledge
It is
about creating something by thinking across boundaries and applying different
subjects.
Skills are given more importance in schools and
there are many aids and tools to support this. Skill camps, Skill masters and
Skill periods need to be implemented and the exposure in schools should go
further to bridge the skill gap.
The
objective of school should bring the uniqueness of a child that needs to be
brought out so that they stand out of the Crowd.
Do you
agree with me or not?
The objective of School should be to help & enable children find their core strength within & bring them out to serve larger well being of society.
ReplyDeleteEach and every one is unique & original in their own way.
India should come out from the traditional way of teaching and moreover the focus should be on creation of more skilled manpower rather than typical degree holders.
ReplyDeleteVery well said. Focus should be on soft skills as well. In the growing competitive landscapes and fast changing tech environments, it is essential for students not just to deal with known challenges but also deal with unknown challenges effectively. Who knows, they may be working with a robot / bot side by side. So, it’s over and above people skills - it’s about tech ‘mind space’ management as well. And the best place to inculcate these skills would be the schools. It’s where everything starts.
ReplyDeleteLearning models that infuse subject matter expertise and life skills are crucial.
You are spot on BGK sir.
Very well articulated! 21st century skills is not about knowing everything - it is about being able to 'find' everything that needs to be found, being able to 'apply' what we find to real world problem solving & 'collaborating ' with what we find.
ReplyDeleteThank every one for your comments
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