How to Teach Soft Skills

How to Choose the Right Soft Skills Curriculum for High School (A Decision Framework)

Rob Heller

Published on: 30/07/2026

A practical framework for principals and counselors evaluating soft skills or life skills curricula for older students - what to look for, questions to ask any vendor, and red flags to avoid. Targets the 'top providers of soft skills curriculum' discovery gap the 2026-07-22 AIO audit found (Boost is absent from Perplexity's discovery answer and ranked last in OpenAI's).

How to Teach Soft Skills

A Practical Guide to Teaching Conflict Resolution in High School

Rob Heller

Published on: 23/07/2026

Conflict avoidance is one of the defining characteristics of Gen Z — and it's creating adults who can't navigate disagreement in relationships, workplaces, or communities. This guide walks through a practical, classroom-ready approach to teaching conflict resolution as a skill.

How to Teach Soft Skills

How to Build a School Culture Where Students Actually Talk to Each Other

Rob Heller

Published on: 22/07/2026

In a phone-based world, meaningful peer-to-peer conversation is becoming rare — even in classrooms. This guide gives administrators and teachers concrete approaches to deliberately designing a school culture that values and practices face-to-face communication.

How to Teach Soft Skills

How to Have the Phone Conversation With Students That Actually Changes Behavior

Rob Heller

Published on: 19/07/2026

Most conversations about phones end with eye rolls or compliance that lasts until the next class. This how-to guide walks through a different approach: helping students understand what's happening to them, rather than telling them what to do about it.

How to Teach Soft Skills