From Mind/Shift: “Some of us could ask ourselves if we would have embarked upon our current careers had we predicted how the Internet would revolutionize every part of our lives? It’s hard to say, but when it comes to preparing our kids for what’s ahead, Cathy Davidson has a few ideas. The author of Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn (Viking), who’s also a professor at Duke University, believes that, in light of the fact that ’65 percent of today’s grade-school kids may end up doing work that hasn’t been invented yet,’ we should cast aside our fear of technology, and prepare our school-aged kids with important skills, both in technical ways and other less tangible ways.”
Read more at: How Do We Prepare Our Children for What’s Next? | MindShift.
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