ANOLENE THANGAVELU PILLAYWhile emerging digital technologies, climate change and globalisation are pointing to potential societal futures, there are many unknowns about the personal and civil lives of learners. What is known is that society should prioritise the development of its citizens by enlightening and empowering them to direct the course of the unknowns. This article emphasises how we can perceive and quantify the relevance of education in the 21st century.Despite our best efforts to make sense of this world, minor details could become an obsession. To develop a comfortable…