We have entered the era of the 4th Revolution characterized by Artificial Intelligence, automation, job obsolescence, volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity.
The challenge in education is staring us in the face. How do we prepare children for a world in which 40% of today's jobs will disappear by 2035, by the time they enter the workforce? New jobs will require a totally different set of skills and competencies.
We believe that our preparations must begin from the early and primary years. In this regard, parents will play a key role by:
- Stop over-protecting children, to enable them to think and act for themselves, and become risk-takers and innovation.
- Avoid providing instant gratification to children.
- Strictly regulating screen time to enable children to be:
Engage the world around them
Play with pets
Read picture / story books even before they can read
Be with nature
(This is the essence of the message brought to newly elected Leaders of The Indus Student Council at Bangalore, by Lt. Gen. Arjun Ray (Retd.), CEO of the Indus Trust on the occasion of The Ceremony of Investiture on January 26th, 2012)
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Date: 04/25/2024