Choices, Choices, Choices

In Kindergarten, when asked "What do you want to be when you grow up?", most kids answer doctor, lawyer, policeman or fire fighter. But when those kids do grow up, one of them ends up dropping out and working at McDonalds, another one has 5 kids before he/she turns 25, and only one gets a college education. When adults tell children that they "can be whatever they want to be", they're setting them up for failure. I always wanted to be the next Faith Hill, but with my current situation, I'll be lucky enough do graduate college.

Other countries have began to implement programs that establish students' futures for them. Now, point blank, this seems to conflict with our nation's foundation in that everyone should have the right to determine their life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. With the structure that foreign countries' models provide their students know what job they're going to have, exactly what they're going to do to get an education/training for that particular job, and also the assurance that they'll always know what they'll be and never having to face the stresses of our teenage lives that often lead to depression or other serious medical matters.