Your knowledge will soon be obsolete
The top 10 in-demand jobs for 2010 did not exist in 2004, according to former secretary of education, Richard Riley
The world is changing FAST. (Here are two great presentations (1) (2) that make the point very well … rather long, admittedly, but worth it.)
The point? Your education will only be marginally useful since much of the subject matter you learn will be obsolete by the time you graduate! It’s as if you’re mastering the slide rule in college, only to go to work in a world dominated by computers. For example, I never used email or a cell phone in college (and I graduated in 1991). There are still at least twenty years of work ahead of me before I reach retirement age, yet already I’m surrounded by technology and concepts that didn’t even exist when I graduated from college. So heads up; much of the knowledge you will use in your career will be things you did not learn in college–indeed, didn’t even exist when you were in college!
The world-after-school will reward the ability to learn, create, and adapt more than it will reward knowledge you gained in school. Learning how to learn is therefore MUCH more important than any particular subject you are currently studying!
Originally posted April 4, 2008
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