Whenyouareadvisedto“getaneducation”ifyouwanttoraiseyourincomeyouareonlytoldhalfthetruthwhatyoushouldbetoldistogetjustenougheducationtoprovidemanpowerforyoursocietybutnottoomucheducationthatw

　　Whenyouareadvisedto“getaneducation”ifyouwanttoraiseyourincomeyouareonlytoldhalfthetruthwhatyoushouldbetoldistogetjustenougheducationtoprovidemanpowerforyoursocietybutnottoomucheducationthatwouldproveanembarrassmenttoyoursociety.Getahighschooldiplomaatleast.WithoutthatyouareoccupationallydeadunlessyournamehappenstobeGeorgeBernardShaworThomasAlvaEdisonandyoucansuccessfullydropoutingradeschool.

　　Getacollegedegreeifpossible.WithaBAyouareonthelaunchingpad.Butnowyouhavetostarttoputonthebrakes.Ifyougoforamaster’sdegreemakesureit’sanMBAandonlyfromafirst–rateuniversity.Beyondthisthefamouslawofdiminishingreturns(报酬递减规律性)beginstotakeeffect.Doyouknowforinstancethatheavytruckdriversearnmoreayearthanfullprofessors?Yestheaverage1977salaryforthosetruckerswas$24000whilethefullprofessormanagedtoaveragejust$23930.

　　APh.D.isthehighestdegreeyoucangetbutexceptforafewspecializedfieldssuchasphysicsorchemistrywherethedegreecanquicklybeturnedtoindustrialorcommercialpurposesyouarefacingadarkfuture.TherearemorePh.Dsunemployedorunderemployedinthiscountrythananyotherpartofworldbyfar.

　　IfyoubecomeadoctorofPhilosophyinEnglishorHistoryorAnthropologyorPoliticalScienceorlanguageor–worstofall–inPhilosophyyouruntheriskofbecomingovereducatedforournationaldemands.

　　ThousandsofPh.Dsaresellingshoesdrivingcarswaitingontablesandfillingoutfruitless　applicationsmonthaftermonth.Andthenmaybetakingajobinsomehighschoolorlifelesscollegethatpaysmuchlessthanthedoorkeeperearns.

　　Incomeandeducationarecloselyrelated.Farenoughthatistomakeyouusefultothegross nationalproductbutnotsofarthatnobodycanturnmuchofa　profitonyou.

　　1．Accordingtothewriterwhatthesocietyexpectsofeducationistoturnoutpeoplewho_______

　　A．willbecomeloyalcitizenstoanation

　　B．canalwaystakegoodcareofthemselves

　　C．willnotbeashametosocietyortheirfamilies

　　D．canmeetthedemandsasasourceofmanpower

　　2．IfyouareasgiftedasBernardShaworEdison .

　　A．youcangetahighs