Develop talents beyond the norms

in #steemiteducation5 years ago (edited)

Most schools have talent development programme to develop students with exceptional talents in singing, drawing, debating, science, dancing etc


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The fact is there are many hidden talents that may not necessarily be competitive or intellectual.

It will be great for teachers to keep a record of individual talent that has been identified within the class and provide opportunities to develop their respective talents.

This short article is just to spark some thoughts about talents that students, especially those who are weak academically, may have and the need to develop them as future great life skills.

Fix-it-all talent

Some students may not necessary do well in all regular subjects but they are great in fixing spoilt things.


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I do agree that they may not be able to go for competition with such talents but this talent is a practical one indeed.

As an innovation, the school can start a maintenance club where members of this club can fix the spoilt things in school.

The fact is this can even save quite a bit of maintenance cost for the school.

It can also lead to fixing things for the old folk home or charity organisation.

I guess we can imagine the possibilities and we can also immediately think of those few kids in our classes that have such talent.

It will be great to allow these kids to make use of their talents and raise their self-esteem through such talent development.

The packing talent

I believe the recycling club is nothing new to many schools.

This club should make good use of those students who are good with packing and tying things especially for newspapers.

They may also be great organisers of how to pack the recycling items into different areas to make sure they are neat and organised.


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Through proper guidance, they can easily be future managers of some logistic companies. The sky is the limit.

Teachers should select students with great talents in organising things for this club.

The club can also help the school to reorganise unwanted items in the storeroom leading to neater school environment.

The marketing talent

Some students are not good with reading or calculating but they may be good at promoting things.

They are great at selling used items and raising fund.


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Their marketing skills can be developed in a greater when more opportunities are given.

They can even be the ones to think of ways to market the school.

These students, who know the minds of other students, can market and find ways to promote the school leading to improvement of school enrolment.

With proper facilitation from a teacher, they can think of ways that teachers may not think of.

In conclusion

When we decide to see our students as talented individuals, we can discover talents beyond classroom boundaries.

We can find the gems from the stones that may not be noticed even by their parents.

We can raise their self-esteem and they can be successful in their own ways that may not necessarily be defined by our society.




Disclaimer: This is my personal reflection and I am not in any position to instruct anyone what they should do. I am not responsible for any action taken as a result of this post. My post can only be a reference for your further research and growth. By reading this post, you acknowledge and accept that. All images and pictures were taken from google images that are free from copyright under labelled for reuse.


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