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Soft Skills Are NOT Soft: Redefining Essential Skills for a Future-Ready Classroom
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Childhood Education, 2022
The phrase "soft skills" has been around for decades. It was coined by the U.S. military in the 1960s to refer to any skill that did not involve use of machinery. Since then, it has been used to describe the emotional aspects of human endeavors--empathy, creativity, resilience, and collaboration--in contrast to the intellectual work and…
Descriptors: Soft Skills, 21st Century Skills, Skill Development, Basic Skills