"We want some of them to go into engineering, and we want some of them to be going into computer design", said Obama." Am I the only person who finds this stat

"We want some of them to go into engineering, and we want some of them to be going into computer design", said Obama." Am I the only person who finds this statement a little, um, concerning? A person might easily spend 5 days a week for a half-century working at a career, not to mention schooling. You'd better like what you're doing, especially in engineering. Is it too much to ask that we be allowed to make this decision for ourselves without our betters in Washington telling us what to do?