For centuries, schools were designed like factories - students entered as raw material, were processed through standardized curricula, and were expected to emerge as identical products ready for the workforce. That model once served a world driven by industrial labor, limited information, and predictable career paths. But today, we live in an age of artificial intelligence, global connectivity, cultural diversity, emotional crises, and unprecedented technological acceleration. The old system is no longer just outdated - it is dangerously inadequate.
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