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Top Approaches to Enhance the Interpersonal Skills of Students

Updated: Nov 18, 2019


Interpersonal Skills - American primary school Dubai

The way we talk to each other impact the way we see and perceive things regardless of who we talk to whether adults, peers at the workplace or anyone in our other part of the life.


Parents are anxious about technology being the primary attention of the children. Children at this age are not social, and they are becoming non-communicating as they are continuously indulging in devices and detached from the society. They are right at their place because there is a massive shift in how children communicate and interact.


Students need to have social and interpersonal skills even when they are addictive to technology. Because of the competition in the education system and academics, teachers are not able to provide the skills they need to.


On the other hand, as students enrolled in good schools e.g. American primary schools in Dubai spend most of their daytime in the school teachers have a role in developing or enhancing interpersonal skills in students But before moving onto the ways are you aware of what falls under the arena of interpersonal skills? If not here is the brief:


Interpersonal skills are the ones we use to interact and communicate with people. They can start with verbal communication to problem-solving skills.


Ways to enhance interpersonal skills

Let’s begin with the ways you can enhance these skills,


Basic manners:


No matter how digitized we are or how advanced the world has progressed basic manners are never out of fashion.


Students should be aware of the situation when they have to show their manners. Like if someone is favoring them, they should say ‘thank you'. While asking for something they should add ‘please’ to their request. These manners are applicable for everyone they interact. Teachers need to tell them that the manners are suitable for the cleaners to the gatekeeper and lastly to higher management.


Respect difference:


One of the perks for studying in UAE is that it offers a diverse range of cultures and religious experience.


It is a fact that there is a lot of difference regarding background, race, religion and even cultures, so students need to learn to respect them. Do not restrict boundaries of any kind when they are making friends or interacting with people based on your perception.


Work with collaboration:


Students need to learn and work together in a good mood. No one in life is going to work alone which means they have to learn to collaborate at such a young age.

Teachers can play a role in doing that by devising activities which enhance the teamwork. For instance, in Dubai schools, teachers are paying heed to work on the teamwork activities.


Involve parents:


Whatever is being taught in schools has a direct impact on the ways parents perceive. In UAE or you can say in every country Parents are going to play a significant role in developing or enhancing the interpersonal skills of the students. Read more


American primary schools in Dubai believe in involving parents in every step of their child’s learning process. In other words, your communication with your parents will reinforce the classroom teachings.


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