Adina, it is indeed true that education still follows an old model to prepare students for rather manual or repetitive work – work that soon enough will be automated. The education system is not matching reality anymore.
And, as you said, institutions and teachers are not prepared to use technology due to lack of agility (by the way, we also would love to develop this topic further), however, technology might be the only way to actually have customized curriculums on a big scale. There is just no way to do it manually when you have 30-40 students in a class and only one teacher. This is when #AI can help in the near future. Take a look at this MIT technology review.
The work you do looks amazing! Alternative classrooms that help create a more individualized approach to each learner is something we would love to share more about!