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As the latest crop of students pen their undergraduate application form and weigh up their options, it may be worth considering
As the latest crop of students pen their undergraduate application form and weigh up their options, it may be worth considering
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2022-04-28
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As the latest crop of students pen their undergraduate application form and weigh up their options, it may be worth considering just how the point, purpose and value of a degree has changed and what Generation Z need to consider as they start the third stage of their educational journey.
Millennials were told that if you did well in school, got a decent degree, you would be set up for life. But that promise has been found wanting. As degrees became universal, they became devalued. Education was no longer a secure route of social mobility. Today, 28 per cent of graduates in the UK are in non-graduate roles, a percentage which is double the average among OECD countries.
This is not to say that there is no point in getting a degree, but rather stress that a degree is not for everyone, that the switch from classroom to lecture hall is not an inevitable one and that other options are available.
Thankfully, there are signs that this is already happening, with Generation Z seeking to learn from their millennial predecessors, even if parents and teachers tend to be still set in the degree mindset. Employers have long seen the advantages of hiring school leavers who often prove themselves to be more committed and loyal employees than graduates. Many too are seeing the advantages of scrapping a degree requirement for certain roles.
For those for whom a degree is the desired route, consider that this may well be the first of many. In this age of generalists, it pays to have specific knowledge or skills. Postgraduates now earn 40 per cent more than graduates. When more and more of us have a degree, it makes sense to have two.
It is unlikely that Generation Z will be done with education at 18 or 21; they will need to be constantly up-skilling throughout their career to stay employable. It has been estimated that this generation, due to the pressures of technology, the wish for personal fulfilment and desire for diversity, will work for 17 different employers over the course of their working life and have five different careers. Education, and not just knowledge gained on campus, will be a core part of Generation Z’s career trajectory.
Older generations often talk about their degree in the present and personal tense: ‘I am a geographer’ or ‘I am a classist’. Their sons or daughters would never say such a thing; it’s as if they already know that their degree won’t define them in the same way.
The percentage of UK graduates in non-graduate roles reflect ______.
选项
A、Millennial’s opinions about work
B、the shrinking value of a degree
C、public discontent with education
D、the desired route of social mobility
答案
B
解析
本题为细节题。根据题干关键词The percentage of UK graduates和non-graduate roles定位到第二段⑤句:Today, 28 per cent of graduates in the UK are in non-graduate roles, a percentage which is double the average among OECD countries(如今,英国有28%的大学毕业生从事非大学毕业生的工作,这一比例是经合组织国家平均水平的两倍)。本句无法解题,根据定位句中的数字“28 per cent”可知,该句为论据,且该句位于段尾,所以需要往上文寻找论点解题。再找到前文的论点:As degrees became universal, they became devalued(随着大学学位变得普遍,它们也贬值了)。B项the shrinking value of a degree(大学学位的贬值)是对③句的同义替换,其中shrinking value对应devalued,degree为原词复现。所以本题选B。
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