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I’m hoping ‘parent’ reemerges as a career option.
Or at least more opportunities where all parents don’t have to go to work and are pressed to ship their kids to school.
It’s pretty to think so.
I think your predictions are pretty interesting, though I tend to think that recreating extinct or nearly extinct species is a lot farther off than the next 20-30 years. (There’s a great podcast, Radiolab, that has a specific show about this and species in the Galapagos.)
I think the robot idea is most terrifying to me, but maybe because I’ve seen the movie Her, and it was a bit too real, and very sad.
My oldest daughter wants a career in cybernetics/bio-engineering, and my middle daughter wants to be an inventor. I’m certain those careers will still be available.
I sometimes try talking in emoji, but it is hard for me to move away from a text based platform. I have fun creating and sending memes and stickers to people, that is a millennial thing that I picked up on.
I don’t think it’s just kids. I don’t really notice that VCRs aren’t around anymore either and I try to always embrace new technology. It’s changed so much between having my almost 9 year old and my 4 year old let alone the decades worth of old tech.
Our homeschooled child was a passionate player of Minecraft and developed a unique, one of a kind Minecraft Server that teaches other kids how to program and create their own mini games. In 2 years he created a large community of players with sales in 21 different countries!
MCDiamondfire was just voted as the top server by the largest Minecraft Forum. Indeed, today’s kids are doing things we could not have imagined!
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Honestly, the first thing that came to my mind when I saw this ad was the cash register at a McDonald’s, which is likewise peopled with icons rather than words or numbers.
The best engineers and scientists I knew and know are very familiar with the history and evolution of technology and their particular technology field. It does matter to know how the people around the world got to where they are with the technology they employed to get them there. I will agree that the children of today will not be working to perfect the VCR. However, there will be many that will be aware of its function, design, etc. that may help them spot trends to new technology. As a side note, sometimes there is a “revival” of “old” technology. An example is the vinyl record. I still have old records and two vintage turntables. I also have very good hearing and can discern the superb full frequency range of a record as opposed to compressed or limited (or both) sound from an mp3 device. The newest technology is not necessarily the “best” technology. There will always be trade-offs in one way or another. The basic principles and devices will still apply for many years to come as Bill Gates is well aware. They are still working on flush toilets and electricity in Africa and other poverty stricken areas of the world. The new, improved versions. I have often thought how I would teach science. How I would do it differently to make it more relevant, engaging, and more human if you will. Rather than merely mention the names of inventors and timelines, I would incorporate the discovery process of those inventors and their colleagues. How those inventors stood on the shoulders of giants before them and used their work to assist them. And how they failed for any multitude of reasons including technical, cost, lack of market, etc.
Mark, if you taught science I’d sign my kid up for your class. Why don’t you?
Thank you Bostonian. I haven’t really considered teaching although I may enjoy and be well suited for it. Maybe because I’ve thought in terms of teaching credentials which would require more coursework for me in order to qualify. I don’t know to be quite honest with you. You’ve given me something to think about.
I am a homeschooling parent of two teens. Our classes are often outsourced to professionals in a specific area who are not “teachers”. If you have a skill or an expertise and a willingness to share it with children, there are opportunities for you in the homeschooling community. I pay for a professional photographer to teach my children digital photography. I pay a tutor to teach them sign language. I pay for music lessons. Next year I will most likely pay for chemistry or a higher level science class. When children come together who are interested in a subject (like photography) or realize they may require the class on a transcript for college acceptance (like chemistry) a class is created and a teacher is sought out. Often professionals do this on the side, in addition to their regular career and have a nice supplement to their income.