【阅读理解。Whenpeopleadviseyourchildrento"getaneducation"theytellyouonlyhalfthetruth.Whattheyreallymeanistogetjustenougheducationtogivemanpowerforyoursoci】

阅读理解。 Whenpeopleadviseyourchildrento"getaneducation"theytellyouonlyhalfthetruth.Whatthey

reallymeanistogetjustenougheducationtogivemanpowerforyoursociety.

Getahighschooldiplomaatleast.Withoutthatyouareoccupationallydeadunlessyourname

happenstobeGeorgeWashingonorThomasEdisonandyoucansuccessfullystopstudyinprimary

school.

Getacollegedegreeifpossible.WithaBAyoushouldstarttofindajob.Youhavetoputonthe

brakesnow.Ifyoudogoforamaster'sdegreemakesureitisanMBAandonlyfromafirst-class

university.Otherwisethefamouslawofdiminishing(报酬递减率)beginstowork.

Doyouknowforexamplethatlong-distancetruckdriversmakemoremoneyayearthanfullprofessors? Yeseachdriverwaspaid$28000in1997whileafullprofessormanagedtoget$27930.

A PhDisthehighestdegreeyoucangetbutexceptinafewspecializedfieldssuchasphysicsor

chemistrywherethedegreecanquicklybeturnedtoindustrialorcommercialaimyouarefacinganot

verybrightfuture.TherearemorePhDsunemployedinthiscountrythaninanyotherpartofthe world

byfar.

IfyoubecameaPhDinEnglishorhistoryorpoliticalsienceorlanguagesor-inphilosophyyoutake

theriskofbecomingover-educatedforournationaldemands.

ThousandsofPhDsarssellingshoesdrivingtaxiswaitingontablesandfillingoutapplicationsmonth

aftermonthandthenmaybetakingajobinsomehighschoolorcollegewiththepaymuchlessthana

door-keepermakes.1.Accordingtothewritersocietyexpectseducationtoturnoutpeoplewhowill . A.raisetheirpayment

B.getemployed

C.becomespecializedinsomefield

D.meetthedemandsasasourceofmanpower2.Long