Contesting Human Rights
Norms, Institutions and Practice
Edited by Alison Brysk and Michael Stohl
Youth, Diversity and Employment
Comparative Perspectives on Labour Market Policies
Edited by Rune Halvorsen and Bjørn Hvinden
Edited by David Levi-Faur and Frans van Waarden
Ageing, Ageism and the Law
European Perspectives on the Rights of Older Persons
Edited by Israel Doron and Nena Georgantzi
Edited by David Levi-Faur and Frans van Waarden
Salla Sissonen
As an afterthought to the chapters in the book, this epilogue plays with the idea of looking to the future by briefly examining what is happening at earlier stages of education today. By understanding some of the objectives of the Finnish national core curriculum 2014 and taking a look at the practices at school, we can imagine the optimal skillsets that a now 12-year-old child will have when they enter higher education in a few years’ time. Optimally, we will be faced with a person with a developed understanding of how they learn best, a creative learner and problem-solver with skills in meaningful use of technology. This chapter argues that it does not mean the efficient future learners will not require teaching; on the contrary, we will continue to need competent pedagogical thinkers to guide the students on their individual paths to lifelong-learning.