Education System Critique - The current education system, designed for the industrial age, is limiting due to geographical constraints, disciplinary silos, and exam-centric evaluation [2] - Classrooms still train students for a world with borders, despite the increasing prevalence of global collaboration among teenagers [3][4] Future of Education - Education should be borderless, leveraging technology to bridge gaps and provide equal access to resources [2][7] - Emphasizes the importance of creativity, constructivity, and curiosity (CCE) as the currencies of the future and of learning [5] - Education should extend beyond culture and disciplines, addressing real-world problems like climate change through interdisciplinary collaboration [10] - Adaptability, resilience, and teamwork are more important than high scores [11] - Learning should be normalized at any age, fostering curiosity and breaking age-related boundaries [11][12] - Teachers should act as facilitators of dialogue, and parents should focus on the difference their child can make rather than their rank [12][13] Global Perspective - Envisions a world where children from different countries can learn together, fostering empathy and understanding [9][13][14] - Advocates for integrating diverse cultural stories and perspectives into education to promote empathy and understanding [8][9]

Educational Landscape & Challenges - India has over 140 million children facing challenges in accessing opportunities [1] - Talent is equally distributed, but opportunities are not, creating a major challenge [1] - A "Chakravyuh 2.0" exists with seven barriers, including infrastructure, finance, language, limited exposure, digital divide, teaching resources, and career confusion [1] - 70% of India's population (approximately 1 billion people) have limited exposure [1] Navodaya Vidyalaya System & Impact - Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) provide quality education to children from rural areas, with over 660 schools across India and over 14 million alumni [1] - JNVs select only 80 students per district, while each district has approximately 200,000 to 250,000 children needing quality education [1] Khoodko's Approach & Principles - Khoodko aims to create ecosystems based on three principles: Engage, Enhance, and Empower [2] - Khoodko aims to establish at least one school in each of India's 6,000+ underserved blocks in the next 10 years [2] - Khoodko operates 16 schools with over 10,000 students and collaborates with various government schools [3] Technology & Education - Technology should speak the language of the people, not replace teachers [3] - Khoodko's AI, Medha AI, incorporates input from over 30 President Award-winning teachers to think and help in an Indic way [3] Empowerment & Future Vision - The goal is to bring real-life innovators from villages, including doctors, engineers, entrepreneurs, businessmen, and farmers [3] - The vision is to have schools like Khoodko in every block of India, with inspired teachers creating roadmaps for every child's dream [3]