Answers+to+Key+Questions

Lynn Hendley’s notes...... ‘Ashley’s story’ from Professor Hedley Beare


 * 1) What may the future be like for our current and future students?

Live over 80 years of age

Multi-national and multi-cultural

Economic system

AAP be a strong focus

Most work places will be internationalised

Money will be credit cards etc

Work in various places in the world

Speak various languages as a second language

Similar attitudes to middle classes

Power sources? Environmental issues world wide

Green wars

Gentic engineering will solve many problems

Computers will replace many manual jobs

Smart houses

Parts of the sea will be “purchased”

Industrial economy will changes eg 9 to 5 will disappear

Contract and fixed terms

Brain power, problem solving and technology (knowledge worker)

Continuous learning

Servies industries will abound

Employment in many companies (large chunks in small amounts of time)

Partners will Juggle jobs and locations

Many one parent families, wont know grand parents cos move so many times

Schooling must teach me about living comfortably multi national and multi cultural

consult any libray in the world

find thnings about our teachers don’t know about

subjects classes grades etc will not exist

my knowledge about the planet will be different to mine

want to be happy and hopeful about the future. (want the same things as we do)


 * 1) How will education need to change to suit student needs, skills and interests?

Technological savvie

Learning is based via technology

Languages

No classes, grades and subjects?


 * 1) How will education need to change to adapt to a changing world?

As above


 * 1) What will **you** need to change in your teaching?

Lots of PL and experiences with new technologies. Having the resources available