教育的公平教育的本质英文阅读演讲稿

1、In1916,thegreatliberalphilosopherJohnDeweycalledonschoolsandcollegestocreateamorejustanddecentworld.“Thepresentindustrialconstitutionofsocietyis,likeeverysocietywhichhaseverexisted,fullofinequities,”Deweywrote.“Itistheaimofprogressiveeducationtotakepartincorrectingunfairprivilegeandunfairdeprivation

2、,nottoperpetuatethem.”Acenturylater,oureliteuniversitiesseemtobefightingthegoodfightthatDeweyenvisioned.Youcantgraduatefromafancyschoolthesedayswithoutlearningabouthumaninequalityandinjustice.Multiculturalandglobalcourserequirementsexposestudentstotheevilsofpoverty,environmentaldegradation,gendervio

3、lenceandsystematicracism.Campusorganizationsreinforcethesemessagesbystagingprotestsandcoordinatingvolunteereffortsforunderservedcommunities.Butwhencollegecomestoanend,ourstudentsselltheirsoulstoinvestmentbanksandconsultingfirms.WevecreatedagenerationofyoungpeoplewhotalkthetalkofMarxandFoucault,thenw

4、alkthewalkofmanagementandfinance.Ina2014,nearlyathirdofgraduatingseniorsatHarvardUniversitytookjobsatconsultingcompanieslikeMcKinseyorinWallStreetfirmslikeGoldmanSachs.Evenmoreremarkably,nearlythree-quartersofHarvardseniorssubmitresumestofinanceandconsultingemployers.Andatmyowninstitution,theUnivers

5、ityofPennsylvania,43percentof2016graduatestookajobinoneofthosetwoindustries.ThatwouldbeOK,iftheyactuallywantedtoworkforMcKinsey,Goldmanandfriends.Butoftentheydont,andtheydoitanyway.Thatsthedepressingtakeawayofa2014studybyUCSanDiegosociologistAmyBinderandtwoofhergraduatestudents,whointerviewed60under

6、graduatesandrecentalumniatHarvardandStanforduniversities.Mostofthesepeopledidntcometocollegeimaginingcareersinfinanceorconsulting.Nordidtheytypicallyexudeexcitementabouttheprospectsofworkingthere.Instead,theysawthischoiceasthesafestone.Thefinanceandconsultingfirmshaveahugefootprintatoureliteschools,

7、especiallyatjobfairsandcareer-servicesoffices.Thefirmsareverycompetitive,obviously,andtheypayextremelywell.Everyoneelseseemstobeapplyingtothem.Andifyoudont,well,youmightforsakesomethingbig.ThatswhatMillennialscallFOMO,FearofMissingOut.Youseeyourpeerswearingsnazzyclothes,gettingwinedanddined,andevent

8、uallylandingahigh-salariedjob.Likemostyoungpeople,yourenotsurewhatyouwanttodo.Sowhynotdothis,atleastforalittlewhile?Icanthinkofmanygoodanswers.Youmightnotenjoythesejobs,whichoftenrequirelonghoursbutlittleintellectualchallenge.Youwroteaseniorthesisdecryinginequality,butyoureenteringindustriesthatfreq

9、uentlywidenit.Youllbecomeamoreinterestingpersonifyougoagainstthegrain.Andsoon.Butourstudentsdonthearthesechallengesnearlyenough.Manyofourcareer-servicesoperationshaveessentiallybecomearmsofthefinanceandconsultingfirms,whichpaybigbuckstogetthebesttablesatjobfairsandtheclearestaccesstoseniorsin-boxes.

10、Everythingthestudentsseeechoesthesamebasictheme:Fortheyoungwhippersnapperonthemake,itsbanking(orconsulting)orbust.Whataboutintheirclassrooms?Mostelite-collegefacultyleanleft,ofcourse,sotheyrenothappytoseetheirstudentswritepapersdecryingglobalinjusticeandthentrundleofftofinanceandconsultinggigs.Butmo

11、stofusdontmakeabigfussoverit;instead,wesighandlookaway.Thestudentssenseourdispleasure,ofcourse.WhenoneofBindersHarvardintervieweestoldafavoredprofessorthathehadtakenajobatMcKinsey,theprofessorsbodylanguagesuddenlychanged.“Hewassortoflike,Oh,theregoesanotherone,”thestudentreported.Nothingmorewassaid.

12、Itslikeanawkwardjuniorhigh-schooldance,whereneitherpartnerlikesthebandbuttheycantadmitit.Itstimetostopthedance,andalsothepretense.Weregrown-ups,andsoareourstudents.Soweoweittothemandtoourselvestopressthemontheirdecisions.Whenastudenttellsmesheisapplyingforaconsultingorfinancejob,Ialwaysaskwhy.Ifshes

13、excitedabouttheposition,andifshebelievesitwillhelpherflourishandgrow,Icongratulateheronherchoiceandwishherallthebest.ButifsheisntpsychedforitandmanystudentsarentIdontgosilent.Gently,butpointedly,Iaskthemwhattheyreallywanttodowiththeirlives.Thencomestheconfession,andoftenthetears.Theywanttowritebooks

14、,ormakemovies;theywanttoteachartormusic;theywanttojointhePeaceCorpsortheStateDepartment.Buttheycant,orsotheysay.Theyneedthemoneyandsecurityofahigh-payingjob,andtheywanttheprestigeandstatusofafancytitle.Andwitheveryoneelsegoingforthesameprize,itsjusttooscarytostrikeoutonyourown.Iremindthemthateveryfigureweadmireinhumanhistorydidexactlythat.Itellthemthattheyarestudentsatoneoftheworldsgreatestuniversities,sotheyhavemorechoicesthanalmostanybodyelseontheplanet.AndthenItellthemthatlifeisjusttoodamnedshorttodojobsthatre