Preparing our next generation for work.
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Is your school preparing youth for the 21st-century skills they need? Although there are some incredible schools out there that are changing direct right now, many public school districts are still teaching the same material in the same way. We have incredible educators who want to become more innovative, and unfortunately, the way our system is currently run, it can become one of the heaviest changes to make.
As a result of constant advancements in technology, and especially now—with an unknown direction of the globalizing economy, the future workforce will demand unique skill sets that most of our school system is currently unprepared to accommodate.
As we're watching live at this moment, many schools and universities are struggling to create distance learning programs in these most unusual circumstances. To no fault of their own, nobody was prepared for such extreme changes overnight.
Given the unexpected turn of events in only two weeks, we now have an inside look at various industries, and can see where some of the greatest needs and wins arise.
Not only do we lack technically skilled workers for an unknown and changing job market, but the skills in demand for current occupations are increasing and evolving.
The World Economic Forum reports, "Technological disruptions such as robotics and machine learning—rather than completely replacing existing occupations and job categories are likely to substitute specific tasks previously carried out as part of these jobs. Technology can free workers up to focus o ..
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