India, Oct. 23 -- A ten-year-old today can write flawless Python code but struggles to pen a simple thank-you note without Grammarly. That single sentence captures the irony of modern education - we are raising a generation that can communicate with machines but not with fellow humans. In our eagerness to make children "future-ready," we risk creating tech-savvy illiterates.
Walk into any classroom and the digital takeover is evident. Tablets have replaced notebooks, typing has replaced thinking, and coding classes begin before handwriting lessons end. Teachers proudly announce "AI-integrated learning," while cursive writing quietly disappears from timetables. In some Delhi schools, students use chatbots to draft essays they barely underst...