EDUCATING PUPILS IN SOFT SKILLS

Abstract

In education, the emphasis has been primarily on pupils' knowledge and skills. These were and even nowadays are considered crucial for a person's further application in life. In the literature, they are described as 'hard skills'. However, in view of the changing world, the manifestations and demands of social and working life, in which people enter into many contacts with each other, the demands of the times, which require not only knowledge but also social, communicative and other skills, it is necessary to pay attention to these aspects alongside knowledge and to prepare the growing generation for these new requirements. These are described as "soft skills". The paper describes them and also outlines ways to develop them.