JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by elvis reyes

HTML

<select class="float-left groupNames" name="Group" id = "newSkill">
       <option value="preview[object Object]0">test</option>
        <option value="preview[object Object]1">test1</option>
        <option value="preview[object Object]2">test2</option>
    </select>

JavaScript

$("#newSkill").change(function(){
var kamote = document.getElementById("newSkill").options[document.getElementById('newSkill').selectedIndex].text;
alert(kamote);
});