Unawareness about Child Rights in India

This saying is never too old. It highlights the importance of Acquiring Skills, and the increasing importance that it has gained in the contemporary world.  Skill means an ‘ability to do something’.  While there are a wide range of skills that exist, which are the ones that are basic and must be possessed by every individual, equipping one not just to survive, but also lead a productive life? Let’s find out! In 2015, the World Economic Forum (WEF) published a report titled New Vision for Education: Unlocking the Potential of Technology that focused on the pressing issue of the 21st-century skills gap and ways to address it through technology (source WEF Report).  In this report, WEF mentioned a list of skills called 21st Century skills. What are 21st Century Skills? The term 21st century skills refers to a broad set of knowledge, skills, work habits, and character traits that are believed—by educators, school reformers, college professors, employers, and others—to be critically importa

Values are an integral part of our living. The fact that you ironed that shirt before wearing it, or that you helped someone hold that heavy bag, or even the simplest act like greeting someone good day, all of it constitutes Values. Remember the last time you didn’t let your friend lie to someone, or how anxious you felt after being dishonest? Why did you feel that? What inside of you made you realize that it’s wrong? Values. These have been inculcated in us as a child. Therefore, values are a significant aspect of ‘living’. They are the guiding light to us, especially when we walk the roads of decision-making. They mould our thoughts, and direct our thinking. Values resolve conflicts Values are often perceived to be something that helps us identify, and at the same time distinguish between right and wrong. That may be true. But, there’s a flip side to it. We must recognize the fact that every individual has its own set of Rights and Wrongs. For instance, what is wrong according to