Introduction

A young graduate is struggling to find a job. Employers require at least five years of experience, and few dare to give beginners a chance. Where is the flaw? Have we ever asked ourselves this question and, at the very least, proposed an alternative? School is a wonderful institution where all children are equal, wearing the same uniform, receiving the same lessons and being assessed according to the same criteria. However, in a century in which human sciences are developing and highlighting more and more specific characteristics in human functioning and in the needs of today’s employers, it is necessary to take stock of certain important aspects of education.

Innate Skills and Intellectual Pathways

We have known this for a long time, but we have never taken it seriously enough: there are several types of intelligence. However, traditional education focuses on only one of them: logical-mathematical and verbal-linguistic intelligence. As a result, some geniuses will never be recognised in the traditional school system if their abilities do not lie in these two areas of intelligence. While school grades are the first real systems of measurement that our children encounter, the problem is not only the impact of a poor grade on self-esteem. It lies even more in the failure to consider certain fundamental values that will never be assessed by an exam, such as creativity, integrity, or even effort. Because, let’s face it, a child who does not achieve the average mark will always repeat the year, no matter how hard they try.

Revolution in Education and Soft Skills

While in Africa, pupils focus on the mythical drawing of the locust, in other countries, frog dissection and even an introduction to technology programmes are underway in small schools. Isn’t it time to revolutionise our teaching methods at a time when, in the professional world, it is no longer simply those with degrees who make a difference, but those who have degrees and are also original, creative and capable of innovation? How many times have we read in a job advertisement that the employer requires, in addition to a degree, a specific profile including sociability, creativity, ambition, honesty, etc.? But when will we choose to include in the school curriculum and education the awakening, but even more so the exploitation, of these qualities? So that at the end of their studies, we no longer just award young people qualifications for their knowledge, but also for their skills (soft skills).

Conclusion

We must take into account the diversity of human intelligence and exploit it as early as possible so that everyone can find their place. The main purpose of school has never been to highlight differences between people based on inherent qualities, but rather to impart knowledge to learners so that they can develop their natural abilities to the fullest.

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