India, Nov. 29 -- Recently, another 16-year-old in Kota took his own life - the fourteenth this year. His classmate, speaking on camera, said he didn't know who he would be if he didn't crack the exams. Tragic as it is, we don't need statistics to see that the system meant to prepare our children for life is draining life out of them.
A nine-year-old once asked me, "Why should I learn multiplication when my watch can do it faster?" That question is the diagnosis: children sense what many adults refuse to admit - the world they are growing into has already outpaced the one we are preparing them for.The coming decades will be defined by volatility and velocity. AI, automation, and algorithmic decision-making are redefining what it means to b...