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A plan for what school must give the Class of 2040.
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The keynote
The Class of 2040 — keynote · Public Draft 1.0 · July 2026
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Meet Maya. She's four.
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Nobody knows how fast AI will move. So we plan for three futures.
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The most detailed map of the AI future skips one place: school.
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Maya's economy may run on direction, not employment.
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Whichever future arrives, the same school model wins.
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When answers are abundant, what must remain inside the student?
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Three layers of change. We need all three.
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The more AI can do, the more foundations matter.
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Two rooms, one loop: Foundations and Studios.
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The graduate, in six capacities.
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AI access grows as judgment grows.
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A Tuesday in Maya's life.
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AI takes the routine. Teachers get the human work back.
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One grade can't prove authorship anymore. Ask three questions instead.
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Every risk here is real. Design against it.
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The road to 2040 starts now.
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Maya walks across the stage in June 2040.
