Thehumanities:Outofdate
人文学科:过时了吗
Whenthegoinggetstough,thetoughtakeaccounting
Whenthejobmarketworsens,manystudentscalculatetheycan'tmajorinEnglishorhistory
Theyhavetostudysomethingthatbooststheirprospectsoflandingajob
当形势变得困难时,强者会去选学会计
当就业市场恶化时,许多学生估算着他们不能再主修英语或历史
他们得学一些能改善他们就业前景的东西
Thedatashowthatasstudentshaveincreasinglyshoulderedtheever-risingcostoftuition,theyhavedefectedfromthestudyofthehumanitiesandtowardappliedscienceand"hard"skillsthattheybetwillleadtoemployment
Inotherwords,acollegeeducationismoreandmoreseenasameansforeconomicbettermentratherthanameansforhumanbetterment
Thisisatrendthatislikelytopersistandevenaccelerate
数据显示,随着学生肩负的学费不断增加,他们已从学习人文学科转向他们相信有益于将来就业的应用科学和“硬”技能
换言之,大学教育越来越被看成是改善经济而不是提升人类自身的手段
这种趋势可能会持续,甚至有加快之势
Overthenextfewyears,aslabormarketsstruggle,thehumani