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Here is an intelligent look at the question: “Should we be more concerned to teach our children to pick up the skills to ‘get ahead’ (the hard skills), or to train them in the skills to ‘get along’ (the soft skills)? Where would technical competence lead without a good moral foundation? What do we want more—that our children be good or well-off?—Editor
“Hard versus soft?” This is a common question asked by restaurant waiters regarding how you might enjoy eating your eggs. The fact of the matter is, whether prepared a little harder or a little softer, they will taste pretty much the same and be of the same nutritional value. Personal preference of how it is cooked doesn’t really change the egg or its value. If asked, most would say their preference is somewhere in between overcooked rubbery and undercooked runny. In the same way, I suspect that when it comes to educating our young people, most would agree that we don’t want our children to turn out too soft or too hard. As we educate our young, whether that be at home or in the classroom, we want our children to be knowledgeable enough to be productive members of society, yet to be formed well enough to become good people who lead meaningful lives marked by love of God and love of neighbor.
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Crystal and Kevin Sullivan
