Soft skills is often a way of dancing around saying that charisma matters. Can you teach your child to be more attractive? People focus on hard sciences, math, and complex skills (like proficiency with a musical instrument) precisely because they are the areas where training matters. In the same way that instilling good eating habits and making sure your child exercises are important. Focusing on "creativity" is often just how people who suck at math and aren't particularly athletic or beautiful tell themselves that they've special too. Gonna really go full creative artist type? Then college is a waste.