A very thought-provoking article indeed. But do you really think this will serve the purpose - "..we need to have a conversation, say by class VI,..“What do you like to do?” And then a skill can be imparted" I mean at class VI, I wanted to be a doctor/cricketer. Even if I would've selected any one of these, I would still be struggling because now I feel I am meant for something else. Therefore, I believe, your thoughts change and with maturity, idealism fades and reality enters. So if you start imparting skills according to his/her decision at such young age, you are denying all his/her chances of thinking again and reaching a decision at a later stage.