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What sticks out the most to me in this video is the statement that "We are currently preparing students for jobs that don't yet exist." As an educator, this statement hits home. How do we even begin to prepare them if we do not know what we are preparing them for? I believe that many schools and education programs think they are doing a good job at preparing their students for life after school. However, when it comes down to it, educators must stick to the curriculum and in many cases teach students the content they need to perform well on statewide testing. So, my next question is, how do we prepare students for jobs that don't yet exist if we are given guidelines as to what we teach? It is my opinion that if educators taught students the curriculum in ways that helped them to become problem solvers and critical thinkers all while encouraging creativity, then we educators would be doing a great job at preparing them for these jobs that are not around today. How you are presenting that content is just as important as the content you are presenting. In order to prepare students for a society in which technology is ever changing, educators must present content in a way that will allow students to not only learn the content but also learn other skills at the same time. Students will be able to apply these skills to so many other aspects in school and in life no matter what changes may come.