Character Development and Moral education: Cultivating Ethical and Responsible Citizens

Abstract

Overall, the aim of SEL is to prepare students for life in a complex and ever-changing world succeeding academically. In an age of rapid change and global interdependence, the SEL competencies of adaptable, empathetic, collaborating people are the right kinds of people. Students who are talented in these areas are well equipped to face future problems of personal relationships, labor market, or higher education. They are the type of people who will be able to solve conflicts peacefully, lead with love and make significant contributions to their communities and even further. This needs to be implemented and enhanced continuously across the board for the sake of this initiative, in which individuals need to be socially and emotionally intelligent on top of the intellectual. In communities where resilience is second nature and adaptability is the norm, empathy and comprehension are the norm of the day. From being a trend in education, social and emotional learning (SEL) has spread widely into the classroom, indicating a shift towards a future where individuals can fulfil their responsibility to lead fulfilling lives and contribute meaningfully in a diversifying and interdependent global context.