Srinagar, Sept. 14 -- As a teacher, I have noticed something changing-not necessarily in the ability of children to learn, but in their ability to stay with one thing long enough to learn it deeply.

A student may struggle to read a few pages of a textbook but can watch dozens of short videos one after another. A child may say, "This is boring," just a few minutes into a lesson, yet remain completely absorbed in a game or a social media feed. This is not simply laziness. It is a sign of the world children are growing up in.

Our attention is constantly being pulled in different directions. Notifications, reels, games, messages and endless streams of content have made instant entertainment a normal part of everyday life. There is always so...