Are schools teaching students to be wise? It can be argued that one of the problems with the traditional methods of teaching is that it teaches knowledge but not wisdom. Barry Schwartz says “The wise are made not born” and it is important for teachers to help people to gain wisdom.

The book Outliers, by Malcom Gladwell, describes Christopher Langan who has been reported to have an IQ of 195 and has been called the “Smartest Man in America”, however he once had to work as a bouncer. One of the reasons he has never reached the potential that you would expect from one of the smartest people in the world, according to Outliers, is that he never learned common sense. Students also need to learn the soft skills in order to successful at life.