Abstract: Futures studies have much to do with the human survival and development.While more and more disciplines explore the relevant issues,educational academic community should be more involved and engaged in the futures studies.The futures are complex systems and shared by all the human beings across the globe.The world is characterized by diversities and multi-facets.The community of shared futures values and respects the diversity while it mobilizes the participants in working together to develop a united happy living planet.Education plays a critical role in the community building.Futures care is a new ethos to direct the educational enterprises to shift the traditional paradigm.Given the coming of internet age,education should be shifted from the schooling to ubiquitous education.The past knowledge is still valuable,but time and space participation is more demanding and important.The danger should be paid attention to when the single dimension of development defined by the dominance of technology.Going beyond the fence of reductionism and taking the complex thinking is aligned to the complexity of education.Overall,recognizing that the structure has inevitable impacts,educationists should acknowledge that human proactive action selection matters to large extent.

Key words: futures care, futures literacy, future studies, complex system, participation of time and space, educational paradigm