Careers of the Future

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By Andrea Delbanco Editor in Chief, TIME for Kids Lately, my team and I have been thinking a lot about career education. How do you prepare kids for the jobs of the future, some of which we can barely imagine? (For instance, are my girls going to grow up to be lunar farmers? I doubt it. But apparently, it’s a possibility. And I don’t think my school system has an elective to prepare them for it.) Helping young people learn about 21st-century careers is the goal of a new digital product we’re launching this fall, Your 🔥 Job. We just released an early version, and we’d appreciate your input. If you have a moment, we hope you’ll review the site and complete this survey. I also want to highlight one of our partners on this project: Rocket Club Academy, an at-home program that helps 7- to 14-year-olds start their own business. It guides them through a collaborative, gamified curriculum about STEAM topics—such as artificial intelligence, blockchain and cryptocurrency, climate science, 3D printing, and the metaverse—that are changing global industries. Rocket Club Academy has opened a limited number of free trials for TIME readers. If, like me, you feel only semi-prepared for helping your kids navigate the new world of work, I hope you’ll check it out. Write to me anytime: andrea@time.com. Best, Andrea

More Stories Juneteenth celebrations will take place around the country this weekend and on Monday. This explainer for kids explores the holiday’s history, and adults may want to look back on this 2021 piece by TIME’s Janell Ross. “When we create silence around something, we send kids a message that this thing is shameful, that it should be hidden or ignored.” Author Aubrey Hirsch recalls coming out to her son as bisexual. Author Jason Reynolds recalls the impact Peter Parker, an ordinary teenager who happened to be a superhero, had on his childhood. Ohio governor Mike DeWine signed a bill that permits school employees to carry firearms, provided they complete initial and annual training. Good news for Toy Story fans: Pixar’s Lightyear hits theaters this weekend. Inspections at U.S. infant formula manufacturing plants were significantly scaled back during the pandemic, according to federal records.

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