自考《基础英语》模拟习题.docx
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Theneedforasatisfactoryeducationismoreimportantthaneverbefore.Nowadays,without
aqualificationfromareputableschooloruniversity,theoddsoflandingthatplumjobadvertised
inthepaperareconsiderablyshortened.Moreover,one’spresentlevelofeducationcouldfallwell
shortoffuturecareerrequirements.
Itisnosecretthatcompetitionisthedrivingforcebehindtheneedtoobtainincreasingly
higherqualifications.Inthemajorityofcases,theurgetoupgradeisnolongertheresultofan
insatiablethirstforknowledge.Thepressureiscomingfromwithintheworkplacetocompetewith
evermorequalifiedjobapplicants,andinmanyoccupationsonemustnowbattlewithcolleagues
inthereshuffleforthepositiononealreadyholds.
Strivingtobecomebettereducatedishardlyanewconcept.Wealthyparentshavealways
beenwillingtospendthevastamountsofextramoneynecessarytosendtheirchildrentoschools
withaperceivededucationaledge.Workingadultshavelongattendednightschoolsandrefresher
courses.Competitionforemploymenthasbeenaroundsincethecurseofworkingforaliving
began.Isthepresentsituationsoverydifferenttothatofthepast?
Thedifferencenowisthatthepushisuniversalandfromwithoutaswellaswithin.Astudent
atsecondaryschoolreceivinglowgradesisnolongeraseasilyacceptedbyhisorherpeersaswas
oncethecase.Similarly,intheworkplace,unlessemployeesareengagedinpart-timestudy,they
maybefrowneduponbytheiremployersandpeersandhavedifficultyevenstandingstill.Infact,
inthesecases,theexpectationisforcareerstogobackwardsandearningcapacitytotakean
appreciablenosedive.
Atfirstglance,thesituationwouldseemtobelaudable;apositiveresponsetotheexhortation
byaformerPrimeMinister,BobHawke,forAustraliatobecometheclevercountry.Yetthereare
seriousramificationsaccordingtoatleastoneeducationalpsychologist.DrBrendanGatsbyhas
causedsomecontroversyinacademiccirclesbysuggestingthatabiastowardswhatheterms
paper’excellencemightcausemoreproblemsthanitissupposedtosolve.Gatsbyraisesanumber
ofissuesthataffecttheindividualaswellassocietyingeneral.
Firstly,hebelievestheextraworkloadinvolvedisresultinginabnormallyhighstresslevels
inbothstudentsatsecondaryschoolandadultsstudyingafterworkinghours.Secondly,skills
whichmightbemorerelevanttotheundertakingofasoughtafterjobarebeingoverlookedby
employersinterviewingcandidateswithoutqualificationsonpaper.Thesetwoareasofconcernfor
theindividualarecausingphysicalandemotionalstressrespectively.
Gatsbyalsoarguesthatthereareattitudinalchangeswithinsocietytotheexaltedrole
educationnowplaysindetermininghowthespoilsofworkinglifearedistributed.Individualsof
allagesarebeingdrivenbysocialpressurestoachieveacademicsuccesssolelyformonetary
considerationsinsteadofforthejoyofenlightenment.Thereisthedangerthatsomeuniversities
arebecomingdegreefactorieswithanattendantdropinstandards.Furthermore,oureducation
systemmayberewardingdoggednessabovecreativity;theverythingAustralianshavebeen
encouragedtoavoid.Butthemostundesirableeffectofthisacademicpaperchase,Gatsbysays,is
thedisadvantagethat“userpays”highereducationconfersonthepoor,whoinvariablyloseoutto
themorefinanciallyfavoured.
Naturally,althoughthereisagreementthatlearningcancausestress,Gatsby’scomments
regardinguniversitystandardshavebeenroundlycriticisedasalarmistbymosteducationistswho
pointoutthat,byanystandardofmeasurement,Australia’seducationsystemoverall,atboth
secondaryandtertiarylevels,isequaltothatofanyintheworld.
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