Quick insights on education, learning, and the future of classrooms in bytes, not lectures.
Are Schools Preparing Students for Jobs That Don’t Exist Yet?
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Last week, during a classroom discussion, I asked students a simple question: “What do you want to become in the future?” Hands went up quickly. Doctor. Engineer. Pilot. Teacher.
Then one student paused and asked something unexpected: “Sir, what jobs will exist when we grow up?” That question stayed with me.
Because the reality is uncomfortable but clear: many jobs today didn’t exist ten years ago. And many careers our children will eventually pursue probably don’t exist yet.
Yet in most classrooms, we are still preparing students for predictable careers and predictable exams. And that gap is growing.
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Rethinking Screens in Classrooms: Lessons from Sweden for Pakistani Education
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Recently, I came across news that Sweden is investing heavily to reduce screen use in schools and bring printed textbooks back into classrooms. For a country known for its technological leadership, this decision surprised many educators worldwide.
But instead of seeing it as a rejection of technology, I see it as an important pause, a moment to ask: Are screens always improving learning, or are we sometimes using technology faster than we understand its impact?
And this question feels very relevant to us in Pakistan.
What Is the Real Issue?
For years, many education systems believed that introducing tablets, laptops, and smart boards would automatically improve learning. Technology became a symbol of modern education.
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Living Two Lives: How Pakistani Adolescents Navigate Contradictory Expectations at Home and School
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Two Different Worlds
A student confidently shares an opinion in class. They question, analyse, and even disagree respectfully. But later at home, the same student sits quietly at the dinner table, listening more than speaking, agreeing more than questioning.
Nothing about the student has changed, yet everything around them has. This is not confusion. This is adaptation.
In Pakistan, many adolescents are growing up between two different worlds. Each world has its own expectations and its own idea of what a “good child” looks like. At home, the focus is often on respect, obedience, and following elders. Children are expected to listen, trust, and not question too much. At school, especially in many private or progressive systems, the message is different. Students are encouraged to think critically, express opinions, and ask questions.
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