Skills that our students have vs ones they are missing.

The skills that my students have that employers look for is tech savviness. The students we have in front of us know how to use technology and if they don't know what to do with something they are willing to play around with it and figure it out. They are able to problem solve when it comes to use technology. I also think my students possess flexibility and adaptability. These students went  through the years of COVID and they had to learn how to learn online, how to learn during hybrid year, and how to learn while wearing a mask and staying 6 feet apart. They had to adapt very quickly. Also, I think because the students have grown up in the technology era, they are used to things constantly changing and being able to adapt to new pieces of technology. 

The skills I think my students are lacking is the ability to think critically and emotional intelligence. When my students are asked comprehension questions from a passage they are able to answer using the bare minimum, they do not expand on their thinking or think critically about why that might be the answer. They are always looking for the quick obvious answer. Also, my students struggle with emotional intelligence. They are unable to identify their emotions and show their emotions in an appropriate way. Often times my students will just shut down and will just put their head down, instead of dealing with the emotion they are feeling.