The other day I heard one parent complaining about the misfortune of her sons. Who could not get good jobs in spite of their brilliant achievements in academics.
She was also comparing their performance with that of her friend’s son. Who could secure a highly sought after job though he was just an average in his studies.
Yes, it is very normal for a mother to worry in such a case.
After all, our educational system has been built upon the idea that good marks will definitely provide good jobs for your children.
If it is not the academic brilliance, then what is that quality which differentiates between the successful people from the unsuccessful ones?
Many psychologists have answered that question by explaining a different type of intelligence which is commonly called as emotional intelligence.
Some have compared it with the term people skills which include your ability to deal with different sets of people and your effectiveness of communication.
But people skills do not encompass all the qualities of an emotionally intelligent person.
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A person with high emotional intelligence is well aware of his emotions, abilities, strengths and weaknesses.
Will be equipped with adequate skills in order to use this awareness for his own benefit.
No, don’t get the wrong idea that he is just an opportunist.
What is Emotional Intelligence?
Emotional intelligence provides a person with the quality of empathy.
He will be able to understand others well enough and help them to manage and deal with their emotions.
Thus emotional intelligence contains not only the personal components but also the social component.
Being said that, it lies at the interests of parents and teachers to make sure that their children are able to enhance their level of emotional intelligence along with the bookish knowledge.
One should have good awareness of himself so that he knows where he can perform well and where he needs to do his homework. So that he can achieve better.
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Remember
Emotional intelligence helps a person to understand others emotions. Take their perspective and be sensitive to their problems.
It also aids a person in building up effective social relations and there by making personal and professional transactions easier.
In a nutshell it increases the probability of an individual to attain success in his area of interest.
There have been various studies conducted to explore the importance of emotional intelligence in different facets of life.
However, its application is very less, especially in the field of education.
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There have not been many attempts to identify effective ways to enhance the level of emotional intelligence among the students.
Educational institutions should not limit themselves as centers of textbook knowledge. Instead must initiate various programs and techniques.
To help the students in preparing them to utilize their knowledge to its full potential and to deal with the environment effectively.
By doing so, we can have less number of complaining parents who put all the blame on the misfortune of their ‘academically’ brilliant kids.
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