JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.2/jquery.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
  <div>
    <form>
      <select>
         <option value="pleasechoose" selected="selected" disabled="disabled">Please choose</option>
        <option value="o1">Option 1</option>  
        <option value="o2">Option 2</option>  
       </select>
    </form>
  </div>
</body>
</html>

JavaScript

alert($("select").val());