Skill at home is the capacity to carry out already known results often with the minimum outlay of time and energy at one’s place of residence. They can often be subdivided into two categories- domain-general and domain-specific skills.
For example, in the domain of work, some specific skills include time management, teamwork and leadership, self motivation and so on, whereas domain-specific skills would be useful only for a certain particular job. Skill usually requires some environmental provocation and measures to assess the level of skill being shown and used. Skill at home may come under both categories.
People need a broad range of skills in order to contribute to a modern economy and take their place in the today’s society. A study showed that with new and evolved technology, the present workplace is changing, and so are the skills that the employees need to be able to change with it. The study identified 16 basic skills that the future workplace would need in its employees to carry on its operations successfully. A person can develop any skill at home.
One important purpose of homeschooling is to help kids develop any particular skill at home which they would otherwise be unable to develop in the regular public schooling system. We can consider the example of children suffering from a disability. It is often hard for the child to study in a regular public school. They are unable grasp knowledge very easily and hence they are left behind the curriculum. For them homeschooling would be the best option. They can develop their knowledge and any other required skill at home and thus become ready to face the world like any other kid.
Learning is an integral part of everyday life regardless of wherever we work. The skill of knowing how to learn is a must for everyone; it is the key to acquiring new abilities and sharpening the capacity to think through problems and to overcome challenges. One must develop the learning skill at home and thereby prepare oneself for the changing workplace and society.
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