| Before our old economy effectively died in 2008, | | | | embrace the future, can be better than a State |
| our mainstream education system was already in | | | | Education system that primarily justifies the past, |
| trouble. Many Parents preferred the option of | | | | rather than looks to the future. |
| sending their children to private rather than | | | | What are the main areas you need to teach your |
| Governmental Schools, whilst many students | | | | Children to face the future? |
| were given home tutoring to make up for a | | | | 1. Independence of Thought |
| perception of poorer education taught in State | | | | 2. Continual adjustment to New Technologies, and |
| Schools. | | | | Ideas |
| Now our Governments may have to slash | | | | 3. Self- Management |
| Educational budgets to make up for budgetary | | | | 4. Self- study through research on the Web |
| shortfalls. Education could become more of an | | | | 5. An ability to interact with differing Cultures |
| issue, as State Education systems need to | | | | 6. Exposure to differing languages |
| change, whilst cutting back. This could mean a | | | | 7. Innovative and Critical Thinking |
| lower education standard for our children, without | | | | 8. Money Management Skills |
| adjusting to the real needs of the future. | | | | Our New Society once the transformation from |
| There is no doubt that those Educated before | | | | the old has taken place, could look very different |
| 2008, are still in the mindset that our Countries | | | | to the World today. Opportunities will be different, |
| are successful role modals for the World, even if | | | | Global competition fiercer than before, whilst we |
| there is growing evidence of incompetent | | | | may have to learn and profit from our sustainable |
| leadership and economic thinking. Changing this | | | | environment.These are tough challenges our |
| mindset through education is important, if we are | | | | children face, especially as a new generation is |
| to provide a well rounded education for all. | | | | growing up from the Emerging countries that are |
| The jobs in the future are going to be more | | | | often better educated and better prepared to |
| temporary, more technologically based, and more | | | | face the future, than many of the same |
| sustainable rather than based on the old system | | | | generation in the USA and Europe. |
| of quick profits, and easy credit. Educating our | | | | Our cash strapped Governments could perhaps |
| children towards this new reality, could start at | | | | recognize the benefits of Home Schooling, as a |
| home, as traditional Schools will take longer to | | | | cheaper option to education, whilst our official |
| adjust to the New Economy. | | | | Educational system adjusts to these new realities. |
| Teaching the old, rather than the new could | | | | Allowing Parents and groups of Parents to create |
| educate Graduates that are ill-equipped, and | | | | a more flexible learning environment, recognized |
| ignorant of the future, and could be heading for | | | | by Governments, in order to educate the children |
| the unemployment queues of the future. | | | | of the future, to truly face the future with |
| Therefore Home schooling programs that | | | | confidence. |