In this short YouTube video, Izzy Kiver (joined by a co‑speaker) outlines a set of practical competencies that traditional school curricula typically overlook. The discussion is organized as a checklist of five broad skill families: (1) critical thinking and algorithmic problem‑solving, (2) human qualities such as empathy, teamwork and collaboration, (3) data, financial and information literacy—including basic spreadsheet work and source evaluation, (4) people‑ and organizational‑skill sets like task prioritisation, deadline setting and deliverable management, and (5) broader business competencies that enable teenagers and young adults to navigate freelance work, product management, music production, or any modern job market. Throughout, Izzy stresses that these abilities are not taught systematically in schools, are essential for future employment, and can be acquired through elective learning and the resources offered at kyver.org (or kaiver.org). The tone is conversational yet persuasive, aimed at parents, teens, and lifelong learners who want to supplement formal education with real‑world capabilities.
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Hello everyone. Izzy Kiver here from kaiver.org today I'm
going to talk to you about what
school doesn't teach you. So there are a number of things
that you may feel are missing from a school curriculum, and you're absolutely right.
First off, critical thinking.
This is something that is rarely found
in a school curriculum and it can
never be taught correctly unless you have people who are skilled and educated in
true algorithmic problem solving and critical thinking. Another item on the list is human qualities.
True human qualities. Teamwork, collaboration. More importantly, how to have empathy. These are things which must be taught at a very young age in order for children to have a proper development. Another item on the list is data
literacy, financial literacy, and information literacy.
It's basically being literate about the modern
world, knowing which resources you can and cannot consume, which resources to understand where to get your information from, learning how to work with basic data, CSV Excel
files, and understanding how to extract information from that. Yes, these problems do come up in standardized testing.
However, there is no set curriculum that truly teaches information, data and financial literacy. These are things we must teach our kids through elective learning and work with programs out there that can help teach our kids these skills.
A fourth item is people and organizational skills. These are often taught at home, but not always well. Parents have limited amount of time, especially parents who have to work two jobs
in order to sustain their family.
Basic organizational skills. Whether it's working with a table, learning how to prioritize tasks, and then learning how to set deliverables and get things done, these are the very skills which will become relevant in the future of
your child or if you are a teenager yourself.
These are skills which will be relevant very, very soon as you enter the job market.
And whether you want to freelance, purchase, produce music, or be a product manager,
it really doesn't matter.
You have to learn how to set deadlines for yourself, learn how much time
it takes to get things done, and learn how to prioritize.
All of these things can be learned@kyver.org and especially the business competencies and the critical thinking ability that is necessary to navigate the modern world.
I'm ready to teach you all of
that and you are welcome to join me on this journey.
