John Hopcroft, member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS), Turing Award laureate, emphasized in an interview with CGTN at the China International Conference on Basic Education in Shanghai that the core mission of education has always been to help students discover what they enjoy. He pointed out that the concept of a "corporate employee" is merely a century-old novelty. Faced with potential job transformations brought by AI, rather than debating the technology’s impact on jobs, we should teach the next generation to anchor themselves in their passions, stay curious and navigate global changes with ease.