When you ask your students the million-dollar question, “What do you want to be?” pay attention to the answers – in case you do not recognize it, it is a career plan, a job track. Often times, kids have some early inkling of their destiny, their reason for being, and their eventual “career” contribution.  They may not be able to express it accurately since that job may not yet exist and thus not have a name, but they may be sneaking up on it nonetheless. Claiming, “I want to be a teacher” (or a nurse, astronaut, race car driver, robot-builder, business owner, doctor, lawyer, welder, builder, or an interior designer) is like trying on different outfits to see how they look, how they feel.  It’s harmless, but it’s instructive.  It’s up to you to support your students through all efforts at career-seeking and cheer them on to success.