Hey...I like your first post. I resonate well with what you are predicting. I've predicted back in 2010 that public schools will shut down and education will go online by the year 2018. It is slowly going in that direction, but I don't see it fully happening by 2018. So, you ask ...how can that happen? Well, the kids that can follow direction and who want to get an education will learn to be automous in his or her learning. They will take personal responsibility. If not, these kids will be left behind. It's pretty much like that now, but we have laws such as no child left behind to force them to be in school until a certain age. I can see public schools closing to save millions of dollars, but cost thousands of jobs. What a mess we will see in our communities. yes, learning new skills is essential and learning to be proactive too. Thanks for writing this valuable post.