Harish Chandra Joshi · Co-founder & COOFor generations, success in school has largely meant remembering the right answers and reproducing them in examinations. That approach made sense in a world where information was scarce and hard to reach. That world is gone.
Today, a student with a phone can find any fact in seconds, and AI can explain, summarise and even solve many textbook problems. If our education system continues to reward memorisation above all else, we risk preparing young people for a world that no longer exists.
The skills that now matter most are the ones machines find hardest: understanding a problem deeply, asking good questions, judging whether information is reliable, working with others and creating something new. Employers increasingly look for these abilities, and so does life itself.
India's National Education Policy 2020 points in this direction too, with its emphasis on conceptual understanding, critical thinking and experiential learning over rote memorisation. The direction is clear. The challenge is implementation in millions of classrooms.
None of this diminishes teachers. It makes them more important. When information is everywhere, the teacher's role shifts from being the main source of knowledge to being a mentor, guide and coach, someone who helps students make sense of information, build character and discover their strengths.
Real change also requires parents and society to value more than marks. When families celebrate curiosity, creativity and effort, not just ranks, students feel free to learn deeply rather than memorise anxiously.
35+ years across education and finance. Harish oversees operations, finance and governance at Nax-D Cloudworks, and writes about learning, institutions and financial wellbeing.
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