Keeping pace with change
The world we live in is getting smaller and becoming more changed for the everyday person. In these rapid changes in our world require us to be flexible, to take the initiative and lead when necessary, and to produce something new and useful. When most workers held jobs in industry, the key traditional skills were knowing a trade, following directions, getting along with others, working hard, and being professional—efficient, prompt, honest, and fair. Our educational institution has done an excellent job of teaching these skills, and students still need them. But those traditional skills is not enough to cope with 21st-century. We also need to think deeply about issues, solve problems creatively, work in teams, communicate clearly in many media, learn ever-changing technologies, and deal with a flood of information. The gap between the traditional skills which people learn and the 21st-century skills which people need is become more obvious, as traditional learning fails short of equipping us the knowledge we need to thrive, according to the World Economic Forum report New “Vision for Education: Fostering Social and Emotional Learning Through Technology”.
As today’s job candidates, we must have to be able to collaborate and solve problems-skills developed mainly through social and emotional learning (SEL). Combined with traditional skills, this social and emotional proficiency will equip us to succeed in the evolving digital economy.
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) has involved a wide range of skills, such as character education, personality, growth mindset, social skills, grit and more. At its core, SEL involves the ability to learn about and manage emotions and interactions in ways that benefit us, and that we succeed in schooling, the workplace, relationships, and citizenship. To effectively manage emotions and social interactions requires a complex interplay of competencies. These 21st-century skills comprise skills, abilities, and learning dispositions that have been identified as being required for success in the 21st century.
SEL potentially leads us to long-term benefits such as higher rates of employment and educational fulfilment. As globalization and rapid social change continue, we need to stay ahead with changing.
