Do We Need All The Modern Trends in Education?

Recently I was having a chat with one of my Grade X students who aspires to pursue a career in Sports on improving his grades and he asked me “ Ma’am how can I work hard for something I am not obsessed with?”
He is right. In our education system , parents and teachers push children where they want them to be. We hardly take the cue from the child and lead him where he wants to go .
How do we best educate the students of tomorrow? Is it really required to accept and implement the latest educational trends? Why can’t I teach them the way I was taught?
How do we best educate the students of tomorrow? What we teach our children – and how we teach them – will impact almost every aspect of society, from the quality of healthcare to industrial output; from technological advances to financial services. The world is racing ahead and hence it is the need of the hour to adapt to keep pace with the bewildering array of possibilities that will shape all of our futures.
What if a class consisted of words that led to information that led to realms of creativity set up just for students, created by students. The students then dictated what they learned instead of reluctantly ingesting information and standards imposed upon them by the education system . The students will follow their passion and dreams and might just learn what they want to learn and actually find success while improving the world around them.
This exists in some of the modern trends . Indian classrooms too have started adapting and evolving, learning to follow the lead of the learner . As of now , this is what everyone clamors for . The long term cons would be revealed only when the learners who learn using the new methods would rule the world .
Will the changing trends encourage wholesome development of the learner? Will it teach life skills necessary for surviving in a society ? Let us keep our fingers crossed and believe that we are building creative, entrepreneurial students and our modern format helps their talents to flourish and take shape ..