【阅读理解TheU．S．DepartmentofLaborstatistics(统计)showthatthereisanoversupplyofcollege-trainedworkersandthatthisoversupplyisincreasing．Alreadytherehavebeenmorethaneno】

　　阅读理解

　　TheU．S．DepartmentofLaborstatistics(统计)showthatthereisanoversupplyofcollege-trainedworkersandthatthisoversupplyisincreasing．Alreadytherehavebeenmorethanenoughteachersengineersphysicistsaerospaceexpertsandotherspecialists．Yetcollegesandgraduateschoolscontinueeveryyeartoturnouthighlytrainedpeopletocompeteforjobsthataren’tthere．Theresultisthatgraduatescannotentertheprofessionsforwhichtheyweretrainedandmusttaketemporaryjobswhichdonotrequireacollegedegree．

　　Ontheotherhandthereisagreatneedforskilledworkersofallsorts：carpenterselectriciansmechanicsplumbersTVrepairmen．

　　Thesepeoplehavemoreworkthantheycandealwithandtheirannualincomesareoftenhigherthanthoseofcollegegraduates．Theoldgapthatwhite-collarworkersmakeabetterlivingthanblue-collarworkersnolongerholdstrue．Thelawofsupplyanddemandnowfavorstheskilledworkmen．

　　Thereasonforthissituationisthetraditionalmyththatcollegedegreeisapassporttoaprosperousfuture．AlargepartofAmericansocietymatchessuccessinlifeequallywithacollegedegree．Parentsbeginindoctrinating(灌输)theirchildrenwiththismythbeforetheyareoutofgradeschool．Highschoolteachersplaytheirpartbyactingasifhighschooleducationwereapreparationforcollegeratherthanforlife．Underthispressurethekidsfallinline．Whethertheywanttogotocollegeornotdoesn’tmatter．

　　Everybodyshouldgotocollegesoofcoursetheymustgo．Andeveryyearcollegeenrollments(入学)goupandupandmoreandmoregraduatesareovereducatedforthekindsofjobsavailabletothem．

　　Oneresultofthisemphasisonacollegeeducationisthatmanypeoplegotocollegewhodonotbelongthere．Ofthesixtypercentofhighschoolgraduateswhoentercollegehalfofthemdonotgraduatewiththeirclass．Manyofthemdropoutwithinthefirstyear．Somestruggleonfortwoorthreeyearsandthengiveup．

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