Co- Scholastic Education

All parents remember the first days when they bring their screaming kids to school and slowly sadly walk away entrusting them to the care of teachers and schools. Then one year passes and another and one fine day, the children have grown up and are ready to leave school, leave home to go to hostels or take up jobs. In all this time, what exactly do they learn?

They learn their alphabets and math and dissect a few frogs, but is that enough education when they leave behind their parents and childhood teachers to face the world on their own? They may become engineers or doctors, but how do they deal with life? How do they interact with their peers? How do they handle life's highs and lows? What impact do they make for their nation? A job or degree does not define a human being, but his character. It is perseverance that leads to a successful life. It is adaptability that leads to a happy life.

Life in the coming years is going to be full of choices, changes and high stress situations. It is our responsibility as educators to equip our students in life skills that will help them survive in this increasingly complex world. We have to teach them values, so they remain grounded and grow up to be responsible human beings.

Welcome to my blog on co-scholastic skills. Hope you will follow me and give me your comments and share your experiences in this area.