Future value of education

FOR decades, education was seen as a reliable pathway to stability. Pursuing a degree in university often meant securing a stable job.

That assumption no longer holds. In today’s rapidly changing world, knowledge expires quickly and jobs disappear faster than education systems can adapt.

This has led to a quiet devaluation of education – not because learning is not important but because systems struggle to keep pace with reality.

From an educator’s perspective, the future value of education lies less in content mastery and more in transferable skills: critical thinking, adaptability, learning autonomy and resilience.

The question is no longer whether children are prepared for exams but whether education itself is preparing them to face future challenges.

LEE QIAO HUI

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