The The top thirdtop third of the population in of the population in China with the highest IQ…China with the highest IQ…
… … is greater than the is greater than the total total populationpopulation of the European Union. of the European Union.
Translation for teachers: they Translation for teachers: they have more young people in have more young people in
education than we have people.education than we have people.
If you consider together 13 If you consider together 13 variations on the spelling…variations on the spelling…
… ‘… ‘MohamedMohamed’ was the 2’ was the 2ndnd most most popular name for a British boy in popular name for a British boy in
2006.2006.
Britain came Britain came lastlast in a UNICEF in a UNICEF survey of children living in relative survey of children living in relative
povertypoverty in the developed world. in the developed world.
GROS expects the number of GROS expects the number of children in Scotland to children in Scotland to drop by 15%drop by 15%
over the next 25 years.over the next 25 years.
China will soon become the China will soon become the number one English-speaking number one English-speaking
country in the world.country in the world.
If you took If you took every jobevery job there is there is today in the UKtoday in the UK
and Germanyand Germany
and Franceand France
and Italyand Italy
and Poland…and Poland…
The US Department of Labor The US Department of Labor estimates that today’s learner estimates that today’s learner
will have will have 10 to 1410 to 14 jobs… jobs…
According to the Department of According to the Department of Trade and Industry…Trade and Industry…
1 out of 4 workers today is 1 out of 4 workers today is working for a company for working for a company for
whom they have been whom they have been employed employed less than 1 yearless than 1 year..
The average Briton today will The average Briton today will have have 16 homes16 homes in their lifetime. in their lifetime.
According to former US Secretary According to former US Secretary of Education, Richard Riley…of Education, Richard Riley…
… … the top 10 jobs that will be in the top 10 jobs that will be in demand in 2010 demand in 2010 didn’t existdidn’t exist in 2004. in 2004.
We are currently preparing learners We are currently preparing learners for jobs that for jobs that don’t yet existdon’t yet exist……
… … using technologies that using technologies that haven’t yet been inventedhaven’t yet been invented……
… … in order to solve problems we in order to solve problems we don’t yet don’t yet recognise as problemsrecognise as problems..
Scotland accounts for 0.2% of Scotland accounts for 0.2% of global carbon emissions.global carbon emissions.
The refinery at Grangemouth The refinery at Grangemouth accounts for 5% of the UK’s total accounts for 5% of the UK’s total
carbon emissions.carbon emissions.
Scotland’s estimated Scotland’s estimated energy energy potentialpotential from renewable sources is from renewable sources is
an output of 59.1GW.an output of 59.1GW.
The only authorities in the UK The only authorities in the UK with with broadband Internetbroadband Internet
penetration above 50%...penetration above 50%...
(Stirling, Aberdeen and Moray make (Stirling, Aberdeen and Moray make up the rest of the UK’s top five).up the rest of the UK’s top five).
Nintendo invested more than Nintendo invested more than $140 million in research and $140 million in research and development in 2002 alone.development in 2002 alone.
In the same period, the U.S. In the same period, the U.S. Federal Government spent Federal Government spent less less than halfthan half that much on research that much on research
and innovation in education.and innovation in education.
Wikipedia, the online user-created Wikipedia, the online user-created encylopedia, has encylopedia, has 8 million articles8 million articles
in 253 languages.in 253 languages.
There are over 106 million There are over 106 million registered users of MySpace.registered users of MySpace.
If MySpace were a country, it would If MySpace were a country, it would be the 11be the 11thth largest in the world largest in the world (between Japan and Mexico).(between Japan and Mexico).
The average MySpace page is The average MySpace page is visited 30 times a day.visited 30 times a day.
There are over There are over 2.7 billion2.7 billion searches searches performed on Google each month.performed on Google each month.
To whom were these questions To whom were these questions addressed B.G. (before Google)?addressed B.G. (before Google)?
In 2000, 17 billion text In 2000, 17 billion text messages were sent worldwide.messages were sent worldwide.
There are about 540,000 words There are about 540,000 words in the English language…in the English language…
The British Library adds over The British Library adds over 8000 items to its collection…8000 items to its collection…
It is estimated that a week’s It is estimated that a week’s worth of worth of New York TimesNew York Times……
… … contains more information contains more information than an average person was than an average person was
likely to come across likely to come across in a in a lifetimelifetime in the 18 in the 18thth century. century.
It is estimated that 1.5 exabytes It is estimated that 1.5 exabytes (1.5 x10(1.5 x101818) of ) of unique new unique new
informationinformation will be generated will be generated worldwide next year.worldwide next year.
That’s estimated to be more That’s estimated to be more than all the information available than all the information available
for the for the previous 5000 yearsprevious 5000 years..
The amount of new technical The amount of new technical information is information is doublingdoubling
every 2 years.every 2 years.
For students starting a four-year For students starting a four-year technical degree, this means…technical degree, this means…
… … half of what they learn in their half of what they learn in their first year of study will be first year of study will be outdatedoutdated
by their third year.by their third year.
Predictions are that e-paper will Predictions are that e-paper will be cheaper than real paper.be cheaper than real paper.
The young people who left The young people who left school this year have never school this year have never lived in a world without the lived in a world without the
Internet.Internet.
Over Over 48 million48 million laptops were laptops were sold worldwide last year.sold worldwide last year.
The The One Laptop Per Child One Laptop Per Child FoundationFoundation is expecting to deliver is expecting to deliver
between between 50 to 100 million50 to 100 million computers a year to children in computers a year to children in
developing countries.developing countries.
By 2023, when today’s P1s will By 2023, when today’s P1s will be just 21 years old and be just 21 years old and
beginning their (first) careers…beginning their (first) careers…
… … US researchers say it only will US researchers say it only will take a $1000 computer to exceed take a $1000 computer to exceed
the capabilities of the capabilities of the human brainthe human brain..
And while technical predictions And while technical predictions beyond about 15 years are hard beyond about 15 years are hard
to make…to make…
… … US predictions are that by US predictions are that by 2049 a $1000 computer will 2049 a $1000 computer will exceed the computational exceed the computational
capabilities of capabilities of the human racethe human race..
Shift happensShift happensand our young people and our young people
need to be suitably need to be suitably equipped to enter a equipped to enter a
changing worldchanging world
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