The cat-shaped teacher of the future classroom

This picture taken from a picture book for young children from the early Showa era shows the future school life as imagined by people at the time. Of particular note is the cat-shaped robot teacher at the center of the story. This robot cat teacher never gets angry or gives up. Around him (or it) are a wide variety of students, all having fun learning in front of the blackboard. The robot cat teacher as a prediction of the future shows how optimistic people at the time viewed the contribution of artificial intelligence to education. This picture provides an interesting insight into how education will evolve in the future and how machines can influence the human learning process. This can be said to be an expression of deep trust and hope in the timeless transformation of education. From “Early Childhood Education for Predicting the Future” published by Minmei Shobo