LIFE SKILL EDUCATION

.. A chance to Mould our Life..

2 days before our college arranged a life skill education class for us. We were excited to hear and know what it is. Our principal introduced Dr. Rajeswari. K, Assistant Professor, M. Ed Dept, GCTE, Calicut, to the entire class and she was the one who was going to teach us, what is the importance of life skill and how it can be achieved. 

She started the class. we were so excited. The class was very interesting. It was really interactive as well as informative. Ma'am said that the most important life skills are:

• Self Awareness
• Empathy
• Interpersonal Relation
• Effective Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Creative Thinking
• Decision Making
• Problem Solving
• Coping with Emotion
• Coping with Stress

Then ma'am showed us how we interpret certain things differently. She selected certain members from our group and she told a story to first person, then each person should tell the story to next person and each one to the class. 

She asked for 6 voluntary students for an activity for which I also participated. She told a story to Saranya,Then Saranya told to Keerthi, Keerthi to me, me to Viji, and passed on to each one. After telling the story to next person, we have to convey that story to the class. At the end we understood that each one of us told the story adding different extra elements. She made us clear that this is how a particular information is misinterpreted. As it pass on from one to other the content varies as It is not the fault of anyone. So we have to develop the skill to understand, analyse and think beyond any information we receive.

Then she said about SWOT or SWOC analysis. Which is Strength Weakness Opportunity Threat or Strength Weakness Opportunity Challenge. She made us write our strength and weakness and discussed about it. Like that she made us do different interesting creative activities. We were really happy at the end of the class that we understood how to internalize life skills. At the end Ankitha thanked to the teacher as our class representative. It was a great session.