The education system, in India or any other nation, is largely broken. And it can't be fixed. The system has always been designed taking into account what suits

The education system, in India or any other nation, is largely broken. And it can't be fixed. The system has always been designed taking into account what suits the vast majority of students, and it's fair in a way. There is a lot to improve upon but even the improvement is going to focus on the dense parts of bell curve. The onus lies both on the parents and educators to realize that every kid is different from other and it isn't necessarily a good idea to force them to fit within the existing framework. No one can claim to create Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Larry Page etc. All that can be done is to provide environment and encouragement for kids who tend not to follow the convention. More than the super smart kids who suffocate in a system designed for mediocres, it's about kids who are living someone else's life - kids studying medicine because their parents asked them to, kids struggling through engineering because all their friends chose engineering, kids trying to be programmers because they have been told again and again that that's where the jobs are.... The article kinda nails the point but then goes astray citing bi-polar as CEO's disease. If you are reporting on a supposedly thought provoking subject, greater amount of responsibility is expected.