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Soft Skills for a Tough World

Soft Skills for a Tough World. Grace Cheng, Harvard College Rod Skinner, Milton Academy. Harvard Summer Institute on College Admissions Thursday , June 26, 2014. Soft Skills: Research and Evidence. Rear Wheel Skills

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Soft Skills for a Tough World

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  1. Soft Skills for a Tough World Grace Cheng, Harvard College Rod Skinner, Milton Academy Harvard Summer Institute on College Admissions Thursday, June 26, 2014

  2. Soft Skills:Research and Evidence

  3. Rear Wheel Skills • Technical knowledge and experience (the “What you can do”), usually measurable and quantifiable • Grades • Scores • Titles • Awards • Activities • Accomplishments • Front Wheel Skills • Ability to steer and navigate (the “How are you going to accomplish things”), intangible qualities and behaviors • Initiative • Communication skills • Leadership • Willingness to be led • Collaborative skills • Personality • Personal Energy • Respect from others • Why anyone would want to be in the same class/club/dorm room as you Two Types of Skills

  4. SCANS reportSecretary of Labor’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills: • Taking responsibility • Making effective decisions • Persevering • Working well in teams • Communicating effectively • Having empathy • Knowing how to learn 25% of workers are in occupations that didn’t exist decades ago

  5. Examples from the Counseling Side

  6. Putting the Pieces Together Developing Interesting and Successful Individuals Starting in Lower School

  7. No Magic Formula! • There is NO magic formula of what every child needs to learn or what activities s/he needs to do to be considered successful • Otherwise we would all be clones of each other • So how do we allow each of us to be our own best individual?

  8. Pieces Leading to Success • Personality • Passion • Joy • Achievement

  9. PERSONALITY • Evident in Interacting with Others • Having a Voice and Courage to Speak • Independence • Self-Awareness • Creativity • Leadership • Good Judgment and Character

  10. PASSION • Developing a Talent, Skill or Motivation • Initiative • Independence • Commitment • Curiosity • Developing a Love of Learning

  11. JOY • Happiness • Pride • Self-Confidence • Developing Strong Relationships with Others • Respect • Socialization with Peers • Love of Learning

  12. ACHIEVEMENT • Academic Honesty • Integrity • Love of Learning • Curiosity • Creativity • Courage to Take Risks • Unafraid to be Wrong • Self- Reflective

  13. Successful High School Grads • Demonstrate values of honesty, respect, responsibility and kindness • Possess personality, passion and joy • Can speak articulately and reflect thoughtfully • Can make independent decisions, take risks and accept choices and consequences • Are academically prepared for college

  14. Questions and Discussion

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