Author's purpose read the selection below. no one really knows what schools of the future will look like. perhaps school buildings will be high up in the clouds. that would save space on earth. children might get to school with a jet pack on their back, instead of a backpack! inside the classroom, everyone will surely have a computer, instead of books and a desk. that person in front of the class might be a robot, instead of a person. one thing probably will not change. that's homework! complete an inference map about the author's purpose. author's purpose: