Education is supposed to draw out the best but is it anywher near it?

The word education is derived from the two latin terms “ek” and ‘ducere’. Ek means ‘out’ and ducere means to draw. Therefore, the word education means to draw out from within, not to stuff in. Unless one knows what is in, how can one draw out. It is a pity that even in the 21st century we have not been able to proactively probe and determine accurately what each person should be. It is still done by trial and error.

Following are some of the career switches from Morgan and Bank’s book “ Make a dream career” and Po Bronson’s “ What should I do with my life “

FROM ACTOR TO RECRUITMENT SPECIALIST.
FROM WOOL CLASSER TO RECRUITMENT SPECIALIST.
FROM DOCTOR TO SPORTSWRITER
FROM MIDDLE MANAGEMENT TO PSYCHOLOGIST
FROM, FOREIGN CURRENCY TRADER TO TURF SUPPLIER
FROM TEACHER TO SPORTS ADMINISTRATOR
FROM SECRETARY TO BUSINESS OWNER
FROM LAWYER TO EXECUTIVE RECRUITER
FROM FINANCIAL INSTITUTION TO SALES AND MARKETING
FROM LAWYER TO CELEBRITY MANAGER AND PROMOTER
FROM JOURNALIST TO PUBLIC RELATIONS CONSULTANT
FROM TYPESETTER TO SALES REPRESENTATIVE
FROM MARINE BIOLOGY TO ADVERTISING
FROM ACCOUNTANT TO FASHION DESIGNER
FROM LAWYER TO ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESS OWNER
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWYER TO MEDICINE POLICY
PUBLIC RELATIONS- GARDENING
MEDICINE TO SURGICAL ROBOTICS
DRIFTER – CAREER COUNCELLOR
MARKETING AND PROMOTION – GOLFER
LAWYER-LAW TEACHER
BANK MANAGER- SOCIAL WORKER
ELECTRICIAN-PROFESSOR-BUSINESSMAN.
BLUE COLLAR WORKER- POLITICS.
GEOLOGIST- INSPECTOR
INVESTMENT BANKER TO CATFISH FARMER.
SALESMEN-WRITER.
DIPLOMAT-TEACHER
FILMS- CAR ENGINEER
SECURITIES- INVESTMENT SPECIALIST
BUSINESSMAN- SOCIAL WORKER
LAWYER-MINISTER
MARINE BIOLOGIST- DENTIST.
REAL ESTATE BROKER- FACTORY OWNER
INSTALLATION MANAGER- BUSINESS OWNER.
BUSINESS/LAW- TEACHING
BUSINESSMAN- POLITICIAN.
CPA TO WEBSITE PROGRAMMER
CORPORATE LAWYER- TRUCK DRIVER.
POET- CHEF
CHEMISTRY PROFESSOR-LAWYER
POLITICS- BUSINESS
HIGH PROFILE BUSINESS OWNER-POLICEMAN
STOCK MARKET- DOCTOR

As can be seen above, some of these career switches are extremely drastic. What a colossal waste of time, money and energy. If instead it could be predetermined in advance even with a reasonable accuracy what each person should be, consider the mind boggling implications. If people could be fitted into the jobs that they liked, the output in terms of productivity of the organization and happiness of the individual are mind boggling.

However is it the sad destiny of some people to be stuck in the wrong jobs forever. Let me end with something I find very interesting :-

If you want to be happy for a day, go on a picnic.
If you want to be happy for a week, go on a vacation
If you want to be happy for a month, get married.
If you want to be happy for a year, inherit wealth.
If you want to be happy for a lifetime, get the job that you like.

To prevent all this, one suggestion could be to have a life coach right from if not early childhood then at least high school.