An early piece of writing reflecting on possible changes to the education system to better meet student needs. Written for “Yes, I am Happy”- this was one of my first published reflections on pedagogy, a thread that would grow into a central part of my practice through later work in design education, media literacy, and community-based learning. That thread eventually led to facilitating a design studio at Srishti Manipal Institute, where many of these ideas found concrete form.