How we teach our children: We must prepare children for professions of the digital age

Moira Leydon of the Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland outlines her organisation’s perspective on what can be done to improve our education system.

How we teach our children: We must prepare children for professions of the digital age
Tue, 06 Jun, 2017 - 01:00

THE Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation hosted a conference on the future of work last month.

In her address, Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor quoted research which forecast that 65% of children in primary school today will work in jobs which currently do not exist.

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