AI & Our Kids’ Future: PART 3

Thinking Ahead Without Fear

How do we guide our kids when the future keeps changing faster than the school system?

We’ve already seen how AI is quietly taking jobs (Part 1), and reshaping what it means to create and be human (Part 2). Now comes the tough question for parents like me: how do we help our kids choose subjects for a future none of us can clearly see?

My son’s in Year 5, my daughter in Year 3. They’re not close to picking high school subjects yet, but I can’t help thinking about it already.

Back when I was their age, subject choices were simple: English, Math, Science, History—maybe a language or art if you were lucky. The path was clear and mostly fixed.

Today? The options have exploded. The map is redrawn constantly. And half the jobs our kids will do might not even exist yet.

So how do we help them choose?

Do we stick to the classics?
Dive into coding early?
Encourage creative arts?
Focus on resilience and adaptability?

Honestly, it’s less about what they choose—and more about why.

I want my kids to build skills that matter beyond exams:

• 🧠 Critical thinking to navigate a noisy, fast-changing world
• 💛 Empathy to connect deeply in a fragmented society
• 🎨 Creativity to invent new possibilities when old paths disappear
• 🌱 Flexibility to adapt when plans shift overnight
• 🚀 Courage to dream wildly—not just about careers, but about what could be

When the time comes, I’ll look for subjects that nurture these qualities. Maybe science and art. Maybe coding and community service. Maybe literature and robotics.

And if schools won’t let them mix and match? We’ll create space outside school—books, clubs, projects, conversations—to grow the human skills no algorithm can replicate.

Because no matter what bots can do, being human is still the best future-proofing we can give our kids.

💬 Let’s Crowdsource Some Future-Proof Thinking

❓ How are you thinking about subject choices for your kids—or even yourself?
❓ What skills do you believe will matter most in the AI era?

Drop your thoughts in the comments or share this with a fellow parent who’s wondering the same.

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Thanks for reading!

Gill T