📢 A Message to Parents Regarding Their Children's Education

🎯 With 30+ years in computer education, I want to share key insights to help parents guide their children in an AI-driven world.

🧭 10 Key Messages

Choose subjects based on the future industry your child is likely to join.

A person with basic computer skills stands far ahead of the uneducated and not far behind the highly educated.

AI is no longer optional — every decision about careers must now include its impact.
The AI revolution is ongoing — it’s expanding fast and will define the next decade.
AI is reshaping every industry — just like computers once did, but more deeply.
AI will create new roles — especially in automation, coding, and system design.

Subjects are shifting from theory to practical: think Process Automation instead of Social Studies.
Education will be shorter, focused, and skill-based.
Degrees will matter less — real-world ability will matter more.

Adaptability, communication, curiosity, and emotional intelligence will outlast any technical trend.

No matter what you make and where you make it—you will sell it online.

Understanding and working with data is now a fundamental skill — as important as basic arithmetic once was.

Success won't follow a straight path; careers will evolve, switch domains, and require constant reinvention.

The knowledge of the industry that you want to make money from should be part of your education.

In today's world, your ability to deliver results matters far more than your academic credentials alone.

Long-term jobs with pensions are disappearing.

Work will be short-term, task-based, and flexible.

Small, smart, technical teams will lead the way.

Whatever can be outsourced, will be outsourced.

Government jobs all over the world will pay less and offer fewer benefits in the future.