{"id":18072,"date":"2019-12-10T10:13:01","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T04:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fsl-india.org\/blog\/?p=18072"},"modified":"2019-12-13T12:15:52","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T06:45:52","slug":"study-hard-and-get-good-grades-sandhiya-100th-monkey-facilitator-and-ltv-coordinator-fsl-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fsl-india.org\/blog\/study-hard-and-get-good-grades-sandhiya-100th-monkey-facilitator-and-ltv-coordinator-fsl-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Study hard and get good grades! &#8211; Sandhiya G, 100th Monkey Facilitator and LTV Coordinator,  FSL-India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/fsl-india.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/100th-Monkey-November-2019-7-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18076\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStudy hard and get good grades\nand you will find a high paying job with great benefits,\u201d \u2013 is what I heard\nfrom my parents for most part of my life. Their goal in life was to provide a\ncollege education for me, so that I would have the greatest chance for success\nin life.&nbsp; But, at the end of my study, I\ndidn\u2019t fix my goal and I don\u2019t know even who I am ? What I am doing? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/fsl-india.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/100th-Monkey-November-2019-6-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18075\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I am sure, this is not just my story,\nbut of many average middle class Indian families. Do schools really prepare\nchildren for the real world? Does the mantra of \u201cStudy hard and get good grades\nand you will find a high paying job with great benefits\u201d still hold good in our\nrapidly changing world? What are the needs and requirements of the children of\ntoday? How can we prepare them for this constantly evolving world? How can we\nmake them globally competent? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"921\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/fsl-india.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/100th-Monkey-November-2019-8-921x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18077\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is my second innings as a 100<sup>th<\/sup> Monkey facilitator. I so wish I went through 100<sup>th<\/sup> Monkey as a school going youth. 100<sup>th<\/sup> Monkey enables youth with the most required 21<sup>st<\/sup> century skills aka Global Competencies by the United Nations. The best part is \u2013 it is all done through experiential learning and play based learning. As a facilitator for both 8<sup>th<\/sup> and 9<sup>th<\/sup> Standards, I see the children coming closer and building a sense of safety, community and belongingness amongst them. Prior to 100<sup>th<\/sup> Monkey sessions, boys and girls were uncomfortable to play in the same group. This has shifted after 100<sup>th<\/sup> Monkey\u2019s sessions are conducted in their school. &nbsp;In one of the team building activity sessions, both boys and girls worked together to draw their dream school and present it as a group. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/fsl-india.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/100th-Monkey-November-2019-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18074\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The progressive sessions are also\nhelping children discover themselves, their personality traits, likes and\ndislikes, and are also learning to express their feelings and emotions through\nart and conversations. I observe their growing confidence to stand in front of\ntheir class and present their work. &nbsp;Watching them growing together and also discover\nthemselves brings so much spirit and faith in 100<sup>th<\/sup> Monkey. I feel\nso content with the work I am doing and it is doing wonders for me as a\nfacilitator and also, for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/fsl-india.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/100th-Monkey-November-2019-9-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18078\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cStudy hard and get good grades and you will find a high paying job with great benefits,\u201d \u2013 is what I heard from my parents for most part of my life. Their goal in life was to provide a college education for me, so that I would have the greatest chance for success in life.&nbsp; But, at the end of my study, I didn\u2019t fix my goal and I don\u2019t know even who I am ? 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