- fostering diverse interests and career choices
There is a considerable body of research today that people who have been successful and happy are most often those who have fostered strengths rather than focus on “rectifying” their weaknesses.
However in our traditional schools we get into a “one size fits all” mode. Many children whose academic strengths are not high, end up with low self-esteem and without opportunities to develop their real potential.
Sankalan believes that while every child today needs a basic level of academic skills, it is necessary to focus on diverse interests and career choices for many children and help them take charge of their particular strengths.
Parents and schools need to have a long term focus of identifying suitable career options – and many such options are opening up today – rather than force some children into a system that does them more harm than good.