The year 2025, while not very far away, will likely bring some very real changes. However, I doubt the overall responsibility of the schools will change too much. I think the biggest changes will include a responsibility to educate students about new technologies. Today, schools often fail to teach sufficient technology classes, and do not make them mandatory. In the year 2025, schools should absolutely be teaching mandatory technology classes for every student. Students should graduate from high school with a strong foundation in computers and other technologies so that they are as prepared for life in college or a career as possible.
Just like today, however, it is a school's responsibility to teach its students about citizenship, and to educate them as much as possible about life in a democracy. Having an informed populace is extremely important to the functionality of a democracy, and schools must educate with citizenship ideals in mind.
Teachers need to make sure they are always varying instruction to engage students in learning. As mentioned previously, schools need to be teaching technology, and core teachers need to be using it as well. So many students today respond positively to using laptops, producing podcasts, and so forth, and I know it will just increase in popularity in the next fifteen years. Teachers need to give students choices and options to do projects that really engage their interests. Teachers need to make sure they're not just standing up in front of the class and droning on with lecture. Students need several different types of instruction (group work, debates, webquests, etc.) to keep them engaged.
Teachers also need to be sensitive to individual students. If students are underperforming, the teacher needs to make sure he or she is meeting with the student to assess the problem. Just like today, teachers will need to have an arsenal of tactics to make classrooms engaging, but will want to put an emphasis on technology in education.
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