Developing Life Skills and Tolerance among School Students towards Accelerated Digitalization

The radical transformation of the education system to the sudden shift of accelerated digitalization is leading to psychological, sociological and emotional instability among school students across the globe. Students are facing several challenges in life-related to online teaching at the time of risk and uncertainty as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. In this pandemic period, life skills and tolerance will act as vital tools for school students to achieve personal and educational success. Schools are considered to be the prime settings for implementing life skills education for enhancing tolerance which is necessary for peaceful co-existence in this contemporary world. The objective of this paper is to reflect upon the need and significance of life skills and tolerance among students due to the impact of accelerated digitalization in the whole system of education during the pandemic COVID-19. The purpose is to support school authorities, teachers and parents in implementing appropriate interventions to reduce various risk factors among school students in this modern world. It provides guidelines to schools on facilitating students with relevant knowledge, attitudes, abilities, skills and values for becoming responsible citizen of the nation for creating a peaceful, healthy, safe and harmonious environment.