At this time, the author will think, if Bai Zuo means in -depth thinking about social issues such as "why white students have a low loss rate and high loss rate of sexual students" and put forward their opinions, and put forward their opinions.Even starting with a little argument, it can reflect the temperature and thinking of an intellectual idealism, and the numbness and indifference of delicate self -self -self -consciousness are actually more terrible than Bai Zuo's innocence.
There are a lot of discussions on the United States and Baizuo. I have also participated in discussions. Basically, it is believed that the United States' left -wing progressism is positive for promoting the tolerance and diversity of society.In personal sense, we may not really like distortion and degeneration, nor will we insist that we belong to the nth gender;Under the premise that it is harmful to others and does not harm the interests of others, they have the right to pursue their true self, and their rights should be guaranteed. The society can completely leave a little tolerance for them.Struggling and appealing for this right is still an appreciation.
In fact, the author is more concerned about another phenomenon in the environment of American universities, that is, the former Yale University professor of William Deresiewicz (Excel 1), a perfect book,A problem that is sharply revealed in sheep) -students trained by top famous universities in the United States are often intense under fierce competition, extremely utilitarian, no personality, and follow the flow, lacking self -reflection, criticism and exploration in the true sense.The translation in this book has attracted the attention of the Chinese reading and education community about 10 years ago. Some reflection believes that this book has a certain warning role in blindly worshiping the "vine school" education on Chinese parents, because it reminds people not to notice in a prestigious school in a prestigious school.Under the halo, it is also possible to make a large number of individuals who have blurred face, strong psychology, and not much critical thinking.
The author has to say, regardless of the ideological tendency, if Bai Zuo can really resort to some actions and promote social progress or change, at least attract people's attention to a certain problem.Contribution, this rebellion and critical temperament are somewhat cute.But the problem is indeed that the American elite higher education is just a large number of people who are not daring to resist, dare to question, and numbness.These people often have the kind of "exquisite self -interest" factors that Chinese scholar Qian Liqun described contemporary Chinese college students.This image may not be in line with many Chinese people's imagination of Americans, but it is true.
This status quo may be related to the US educational system and social conditions.
First of all, the American undergraduate school still emphasizes the high scores during admission. Even if the admission method is more diversified than China, it pays more attention to students' social participation and special personality.The required SAT/ACT) is always an important screening tool.The best schools almost emphasize that the admission students are generally more than a few points, indicating that judging students' intelligence and potential by scores is indeed difficult to replace.
Because American high school education is quite diverse, the private high school in the boarding system is mainly to train students to enter prestigious schools. Students here must make a lot of preparations for admission to famous schools. In ordinary public high schools, the purpose of teaching is only to provide some basic knowledge of compulsory education.The subject has nothing to do with the content of the college entrance examination. The school does not provide the assistance of the preparation of the test except for registration and providing venues.Therefore, public high school students who intend to apply for universities, rather than entering the vocational training track must also be at home for preparation for exams, or "brush the questions" in addition to the additional place in paid tuition classes.This means that in most cases, high -quality universities are finally recruited and can graduate smoothly, and there are still a large number of "subjects."
Even when I entered the university, various examinations are still constantly. The score points of college scores are also very valued by students because of affecting scholarships and future jobs.In the case of fierce competition, and the form of competition is often reflected in scores, it is really easy to cultivate good students who have been struggling for the perfect transcript, that is, the "excellent sheep" called by American scholars, or "exquisiteness"Self -interest" doctrine.
Doctor of Liberal Arts and Professor Family Family Children
In addition to the high degree of communication between China and the United States, the United States also has a social background that is not the same as China, which is at the level of doctoral degrees of liberal arts and university professors.Say children from the bottom.
Although the undergraduate undergraduate in the United States, in order to balance educational resources, sometimes the "first -generation college students" who have deliberately recruited civilian children can obtain higher education opportunities, but the tuition and living expenses are expensive, and the pressure on the tuition loan, the pressure on the tuition loan, the pressure of the tuition loan, the pressure of the tuition loan,The longing for career will make a large number of children from ordinary families go to the workplace as soon as they graduate.As for all the way, I never exposed to the society after I finished my undergraduate and finished my doctorate, until the white American who received the university faculty, almost all of them came from households above the middle class, or the children of the professor were copying their parents' teaching and research careers.
However, as far as the author's daily communication in China and the experience of tracking various academic social media, there are a considerable part of the professors of Chinese universities, all of which are civilians and even poor farmers at the bottom.The journey of hardships and laid -off workers has an extremely profound experience and understanding.Some university teachers will also study the situation of students from the perspective of social phenomena and personal destiny, and there will be considerable emotional betting.In contrast, some literary scholars in the United States are more like a spiritual game that is engaged in some kind of upper and upper children who have deviated from reality and emotional investment, dedicated to food and clothing.
When the author reads a doctorate in anthropology in an American American, you need to use the funding to make the field in order to realize that "the underlying layer is not easy".Angry.Around the author, not only do a female professor who never had any social experience outside the school, but also lived a house specially purchased for them.
The children trained by this elite family through elite education and all kinds of spoils are inevitable that they are not "perfect obedient", because they do not have a deep life experience, and face and try to answer many reality and complex questions.There are valuable and new solutions, and they dare not challenge any existing answers and authority.Once, the school's administrative level took a statistical data that explained that the school's African -American and Spanish -speaking students had a high ratio of dropout, and hoped to discuss how to retain these students.At the regular meeting in the department, a lot of white colleagues who had Harvard, Colombia, and Dr. Stanford's titles were all supported by the titles of Dr. Stanford, and they were indifferent. In the end, they couldn't discuss it and turned to the next conventional agenda that was easy to discuss.
The author feels very clearly that when it touches the real problem of social significance, not a dinner, signing at a greeting card, or how many subsidies can be obtained in a discussion, these "excellent sheep" will be out of words.EssenceThey may not care about why African and Western students drop out of school, maybe they are not interested in thinking about how to retain these students.At other times, any vote is consistent, and no discussion will be arguing, because everyone is accustomed to walking from the public.
At this time, the author will think, if Bai Zuo means social issues such as "why white students have a low loss rate and high loss rate of sexual students", think of in -depth thinking, put forward opinions, and even start a little bit.Controversy, it can also reflect the temperature and thinking of an intellectual idealism, and the numbness and indifference of delicate self -self and self -esteem are actually more terrible than Bai Zuo's innocence.
The elite school failed to make a transformators
In this state of thinking incompetent, a famous school all the way, never leaving the school gate, has never left the school gate, and has never left the school gate. In addition to the examples of work and machinery, the school assigned the school.Stiring tasks, listing data, and unable to set a combination of existing unreasonable curriculum. It is necessary to adjust the graduation standards, thesis topics, teacher workload, and how to better analyze academic training.The reform plan cannot be proposed. Therefore, in the work summary plan, the author must quote the "foreigner" in a large space. After investigation, the author has made clear and clear suggestions on the reform.Interestingly, all the broad -rushing reform plans, bold ideas, and actions that are unreasonably trying to change are all from the background of the famous spring school background in the leadership.
The author's observation in the micro -environment seems to be in line with the macro status quo of the investigation: the president of the Fortune 100 companies in 2023, only 11.8%is an undergraduate student in Ivy University, 9.8%has the MBA degree of the Ivy League school; 2020According to statistics from the year, eight of the top 10 of the top 100 companies are from state universities.
Of course, the author has no intention of derogating the lofty status of the Teng School, and the fact that the vine school has cultivated a large number of outstanding academic people.Of course, it is not the same thing to propose new opinions and new plans in reality.If ordinary parents want their children to be a bold innovative talent, and can maintain the momentum of promoting reforms for society and enterprises, they have the idea of the future., It should attract attention.
The author is an associate professor at the Department of History of Alegney College in the United States
