In Caralee J. Adams' article, "'Soft Skills' Seen As Key Element For Higher Ed" (Education Digest 78.6/2013), she explains why high school students are not prepared for college for various reasons and discusses techniques, projects, etc. that are being implemented to help college students succeed. Many students are not prepared for college because of "helicopter parents", communication skills, no self-motivation, no resiliency, no self-responsibility, leadership skills, not being able to be resourceful or problem solvers, which are all necessity for college and life in general. Adams discusses that many schools are implementing noncognitive skills, classroom lessons about goal-setting, self-advocacy, and being resourceful, being responsible,
