EDUCATION BASED ON SKILLS

The world is evolving. Nowadays, five-year-old’s play with Xboxes, iPhones, and tablets rather
than mud. Children grow up in a very digitalized environment where every service is at their
fingertips. Food is consumed, a picture of it is quickly shared on Instagram and WhatsApp, and
Then a favorite Netflix show is watched to unwind. Human interactions have suffered as virtual
Reality has become more popular. Every day, the economy and the technology that surrounds it
Rapid change is experienced. How is it acceptable to force today’s expanding kids into outdated
educational procedures in such a setting?
Need for Skill Based Learning:
Instead of forcing the young crowd to take notes, make diagrams, and memorize maps, provide
opportunities for students to comprehend topics by deconstructing them and encouraging an understanding
appropriate atmosphere to develop:
 Leadership qualities
 talents in communication
 Ability to adapt
 Time management and analytical abilities
Skill-based learning refers to the acquisition of creative skills as well as a number of other life
skills. These abilities help the student establish a solid foundation early on and succeed in both
personally, and professionally in the future. planning, carrying out, and assessing the abilities that
are learned through knowledge-based Learning in the classroom is one of the main goals of skill-based
learning.
It is time to abandon old habits and adopt a more practical approach:
The Indian educational system places a strong emphasis on academics. A joke that went
When Neeraj Chopra won a gold medal, something similar was trending on social media.
medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics: Everyone wants an Olympic champion in their family,
but nobody wants their child to focus on sports. Such has been India’s century-long obsession with the
conventional textbook approach to education
More than ever, the modern world requires skill-based education. It’s time to liberate kids from
the cramped quarters of the classroom. Rot learning and vomiting the entire school year on
the final exam’s answer sheets don’t help the student advance, and in the present, holding the
Youth in traditional ways is blatantly unfair. They should receive the education that actually
prepares them for life outside of school. Considering that, in contrast to us, their future is likely
to be controlled by AI, the next computing era, and 5G network connections.