Coursework

Some atypical course titles:

Solving Interesting Problems
Contending with Fear and Uncertainty
Finding Purpose and Meaning
Budgeting Time, Money, and Attention
Navigating Conflict and Disagreement
Advanced Empathy
Leading and Coordinating Humans
How to Trust Yourself
Managing Distractions

Young people are indoctrinated with reading, writing, and arithmetic. Those skills are vital. But there’s a host of other skills — skills that are harder to measure, formalize, and standardize — that are too important to overlook.

We often leave these lessons on the sidelines, relegated to occasional conversations or one-off workshops.

What might happen if teaching human skills were brought front-and-center? Can we be bold enough to make such a shift?