The title of this post is obvious; I am not a college administrator.
But apparently I have very different views of the soft skills that universities should try to develop. (I have my own opinions about the harder skills as well, of course, with an eye on the approaching robots.) In a survey, administrators selected the following top five skills. My selections were rather different.
It seems obvious to me that universities have little to do with self-actualization or expression. People may find themselves there, but that is because they are exposed to new fields, new interests and new people, not because the university itself has a direct role in teaching them to express themselves. As for listening to others, well, I take that to mean being able to judge when somebody has expertise and listening to them.
But maybe I am wrong! I have no idea. I was just surprised to see how far apart my views were from the typical college administrator. Thoughts?
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