In an article published in 2018, The Atlantic makes one of the most convincing assertions on the 'future of education.'
Author Jeffery Selingo, suggests that we are on the precipice of the 3rd educational revolution, one that will require us all to continue to be curious and active in our pursuit of ongoing learning. The thought of a truly agile and evolving curriculum is certainly a challenging prospect for both primary and post secondary education systems. However, even though it is a daunting thought, I believe as a society we will be well placed to consider this first as we proceed through curriculum redesign.
One of Selingo's most salient points is:
“While we don’t know what skills will be required for the human-centric jobs of the future [such as health care, management consultants, and financial planners],” said Alssid, who has spent more than two decades in the workforce-development field, “we do know that these jobs will require a highly adaptable workforce that can think critically, creatively, and work collaboratively to find solutions to rapidly developing, complex problems.”
Such skills, often referred to as “soft skills,” are typically seen in liberal-arts graduates, but those individuals often lack the technical skills employers want. Alssid said a hybrid of liberal-arts and technical education is what is most needed in training programs to allow workers to better navigate the ambiguity of the future job market. That’s the goal of his school’s partnership with Infosys—to introduce liberal-arts students to technical fields that they might not have previously considered, while other programs will introduce the flexibility of the liberal arts to technical workers."
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