In a self-congratulatory mood, I announced, "You know, I have a dinner date today with Mr Kaushal... my student." My better half replied, "Yes, we know. My grandson, studying in class IX, said sarcastically, "Enjoy your dinner, grandpa. Teachers' Day dinners are not going to last long." Indignant and a little annoyed, I asked, "What do you mean?" "Sorry, grandpa.

In a self-congratulatory mood, I announced, "You know, I have a dinner date today with Mr Kaushal... my student." My better half replied, "Yes, we know. My grandson, studying in class IX, said sarcastically, "Enjoy your dinner, grandpa. Teachers' Day dinners are not going to last long." Indignant and a little annoyed, I asked, "What do you mean?" "Sorry, grandpa.

It is impossible to accurately predict the jobs of the future, says Mark Scott, the secretary of the NSW Department of Education, but schools will need to prepare the next generations of students for a world that will be dominated by intelligent machines. "Children are now facing a more uncertain future than any child has faced since the Industrial Revolution," Mr Scott said. Mr Scott this week gave a speech to the Trans-Tasman Business Circle where he outlined publicly for the first time his vision for education of the future. It was the springboard for the launch of work being done within the department to prepare students for a fast-changing world. The department is commissioning research and papers from the world's leading experts and educators in the areas of artificial intelligence and education systems of the future.

Fast forward to 2030 and the children who started school in 2017 will need to be just as skilled in critical thinking, creativity and empathy as they are in literacy and numeracy and technology. It is impossible to accurately predict the jobs of the future, says Mark Scott, the secretary of the NSW Department of Education, but schools will need to prepare the next generations of students for a world that will be dominated by intelligent machines. Malcolm Turnbull announces a new 10-year schools funding plan, and a new review by David Gonski. Labor brands the funding plan "an act of political bastardry". It's not as harsh as 2014, but the government is still looking to save billions of dollars in higher education costs in the budget.