Another disadvantage is that our schools are not personalized. American students start planning our career paths during high school. It is at that time when we start thinking about ourselves, and what we want to do in life. In some education systems, like Germany’s, that time starts far earlier, with only four years of primary school. In 6th grade, students are divided into three paths, based on academic ability: Gymnasium, Realschule, or Hauptschule. As students start to approach college, they are then introduced to Germany’s VET system, that allows the students to further decide their future career pathway. It gives students a two-to-four-year opportunity to work at a company for three to four days a week. The other one to two days are for school. Participating companies are obligated to pay the students a modest salary and provide training. Germany's education system gives students the chance to choose what they want to do as a career, starting from after four years of primary school. It doesn’t mean we don’t need to know the basics of math, science, and English, but it means that as life goes on, we should be able to choose what we want to do in life at a younger age. Be allowed to explore infinite possibilities and become the best people we can be. As Albert Einstein once said, "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, then it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."