What lies ahead for children being born today?

Embracing the Future: The Importance of Changemaker Skills

By Kristi Kraychy

04/04/2022

"Most of the professions we do today will be obsolete in two decades..."

The next generation will need something far deeper than academic achievement alone. They will need the essential Changemaker skills that we teach, model, and infuse into every part of our school day and year. Empathy, collaboration, communication, curiosity, and critical thinking prepare students to thrive in a world that is evolving faster than any of us can imagine.

At the Changemaker School, learning is both joyful and purposeful. Children are encouraged to ask meaningful questions, explore real problems, and design creative solutions together. Flexibility, perseverance, and creativity are already known to be stronger indicators of long-term success than test scores or grades.

As we look ahead, experts predict a future where humans and machines will work together in what has been called a “wisdom economy.” Artificial intelligence will take on repetitive tasks, but it will not replace human creativity, empathy, or connection. The ability to think critically, to collaborate, and to care deeply will remain uniquely human strengths. These are the qualities that will guide innovation and leadership in the years to come.

The article below, “Here are the Jobs that Will Pay the Highest Salaries in 2040” by Marianne Power, explores this changing landscape and reminds us why nurturing curiosity, compassion, and creativity in children has never been more important.

Below is Marianne Power’s article, “Here Are the Jobs that Will Pay the Highest Salaries in 2040,” originally published by The Telegraph and re-posted via the Financial Post:

“Most of the professions we do today will be obsolete in two decades. So, what lies ahead for children being born today? What will the workplace look like when they turn 18 in 2040? Will university still exist? Will robots be doing our work?

It’s not which jobs will be automated, but when they will be automated. Every part of the economy will be affected,” says futurist Nikolas Badminton, author of Facing Our Futures, forthcoming from Bloomsbury.

Machines are predicted to surpass humans at translating languages by 2024, writing essays by 2026, driving trucks by 2027, and working in retail by 2031. By 2049, AI may write bestselling novels. By 2053, it could perform surgery. In fact, all human jobs could be automated within the next 120 years.

Some jobs may vanish entirely: taxi drivers replaced by self-driving cars, cashiers replaced by self-checkout systems, deliveries handled by drones, and customer service powered by artificial intelligence.

While there will be a shift towards automation, I think we’ll be a world of the human and machine working together in symbiosis,” says Badminton. “We will be freed from repetitive work to do more creative things together. I call this new world the ‘wisdom economy.’

A.I. will not be good at creative problem solving, empathetic reasoning, philosophical debate, or the human group dynamics of collaboration for a very long time. Deep human connection, empathy, and curiosity — very human things — will be vital. Our human inquiry is still going to steer the ship.”

📖 Read the full article:Here are the Jobs that Will Pay the Highest Salaries in 2040 — The Telegraph, Marianne Power, April 4, 2022