this man is not calm

Chapter 82

This kind of problem is not only debated in previous lives, but also in this life.

Among the key topics that Jin Shang envisioned, the proportion of foreign languages ​​in education is one of the most likely to receive attention.

Contrary to the later students’ understanding that foreign languages ​​should be taken as a matter of course in the college entrance examination, foreign language courses should be offered in junior high schools, high schools, and even elementary schools. The time for foreign languages ​​to be included in the college entrance examination subjects is not very long.

It has only been 15 years since 120. At the beginning, it was only 150 points, and then increased year by year, [-] points, [-] points, [-] points, and [-] points until it was raised to the same level as Chinese and mathematics three years ago. [-] points.

What is even more astonishing is that, after three years of foreign language examinations in the college entrance examination, the vast majority of high schools in China have not yet offered special foreign language courses.

It's not that I don't want to, but that I can't do it. There are too few teachers who can speak foreign languages.
The school is anxious, the parents are anxious, and the students are anxious, but it is useless to be anxious.

From a macro perspective, political and economic reforms have unleashed the vitality of the people, and foreign trade has begun to flourish. The demand for foreign language talents in various fields is really urgent.The "foreign language craze" promoted from top to bottom has indeed spread in this land for many years, and the "high fever does not go away" until now.

In the next 20 years, Jin Shang estimates that this phenomenon will continue.

At the actual implementation level, because of the weak foundation, many things can't keep up, and there is no experience up and down, so it is understandable to make jokes.

The foreign language test in the high school entrance examination in the 80s can really be called justice from heaven plus the equality of all beings.

As long as students with a little foundation, they can have a great advantage in the exam.

Seven years ago, when Jin Shang took the college entrance examination, although the situation had improved a little, the gap between the top candidates and the mainstream was still huge.

Today, all kinds of foreign language training classes are everywhere in the streets and alleys, and the business is very good.

These days, being good at a foreign language means that half a leg has entered the threshold of a university campus, which is not an exaggeration at all.

However, among the two young guests present, one has graduated from university, and the other has simply dropped out. It seems a bit ridiculous to ask them such a question.

After secretly laughing several times in his heart, Jin Shang replied casually:
"Foreign language is not actually a subject. To put it bluntly, it is a kind of ability. It is no different from the many livelihood skills taught in vocational high schools and colleges. As the country and the world are getting closer and closer, mastering a foreign language is a long-term goal. For a period of time, it will bring great advantages. I don’t think it’s a good thing if the score of foreign language subjects is too high, but it is understandable that in the short term, there may be overcorrection and suspicion of adding chaos. In the long run, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. "

"I have opinions, but generally agree?"

Wu Chan asked concisely, and Jin Shang gave an affirmative answer:

"Correct!"

Immediately afterwards, Wu Chan asked Lu Liao for his opinion.

"On this issue, Jin Shang and I have rarely reached an agreement. Various problems in foreign language teaching do need to be rectified, but their importance is self-evident. Whether you like it or disagree, I hope everyone will work hard to learn it well."

"Oh? This is the life insight you got after dropping out of school and entering the society?"

Jin Shang asked very curiously, and Lu Liao answered calmly:

"Not all! I'm just not interested in science, and I'm good at liberal arts. Since the sixth grade of elementary school, I started to come into contact with some foreign literary works. Later, I felt that the Chinese translation seemed to lack some flavor of the original work, so I found the foreign language version. I look up the dictionary and read it through, now, I can almost understand popular foreign language newspapers and magazines, as well as books that are not too obscure..."

"I thought you were a supporter of cultural conservatism who shouted 'I am Chinese, why should I learn a foreign language, I don't know ABC, and I should be a successor'!"

"A great country with a splendid culture, the people of China should naturally have the courage to embrace all rivers. A foreign language is at best a tool to look up at the world. You don't need to over-mythologize its role, and you don't need to avoid it like a snake. It's just a matter of learning a foreign language. The ability to settle down and live, mastered proficiently, will be of great benefit in the future..."

"That makes sense."

As he was speaking, Jin Shang gestured his thumbs up to express his appreciation, with an exaggerated expression of admiration on his face,

"If you can't even read it, how can you appreciate foreigners' works of art with a critical eye? After the interview is over, let's talk about the artistic beauty of "Tropical Island" and "Rainbow in the Cloud"?"

"This, I'm afraid it's not good!"

Lu Liao responded with some embarrassment, his already relaxed posture began to feel a little cramped again, and a red cloud of embarrassment appeared on his fair face.

The two books mentioned by Jin Shang are not particularly well-known in China, but there are many readers who like them.

The ideological core of these two books is relatively positive and healthy, but the scale of expression and expression is relatively large. The Chinese translation version has deleted a lot of extreme descriptions, and the original foreign language version is still too explicit, which is not suitable for popular reading at all.

"Cough cough!"

Wu Chan couldn't help reminding the two young people who were chatting speculatively, that they should restrain themselves in front of the camera.
"Off topic!"

"Oh! Yes, yes, let's talk about this in private."

Jin Shang pretended to have suddenly realized, and suggested very pertinently,

"Sister Wu, stop broadcasting this episode!"

Seeing that Jin Shang didn't feel uncomfortable being interrupted in the slightest, he treated the studio as his own home, and even turned away from customers, giving instructions to the host. After years of working in the station, he finally became the female supporter of Sister Wu when he was young, and he was also happy. After being stunned for a moment, he said to the camera with a tangled expression on his face:
"Don't broadcast this episode!"

I don't know what the big brother of the camera thinks, but at the risk of deducting all his bonuses this month, he directly turned the camera and pointed at the choreographer Zhu Jingxiao who was directing from the sidelines. The gesture of OK, I don't know whether it is to agree to "stop broadcasting this episode", or to think that the "actors" in the field performed well.

Seeing that this round was successfully dealt with, Wu Chan also breathed a sigh of relief.

After working as a host for so many years, I have never seen a guy like Jin Shang who doesn't follow the rules.

After clearing his throat, Wu Chan brought the topic back on track again.

"Both Xiao Lu and Xiao Jin still hold a positive attitude towards the problem of foreign languages ​​taking too much weight in the college entrance examination. I believe that many parents and classmates in front of the TV have their own judgments. Personally, I am a little curious about your experience. , Xiaojin’s college entrance examination has been seven years different from now, and the changes have been great; Xiaolu is more familiar with foreign language teaching in middle schools today, after all, he has actually experienced it. What was the foreign language teaching in the college entrance examination seven years ago, or what Xiaojin experienced in foreign language teaching in the 80s , and now what is the difference?"

These days, because there is no Internet to help people remember what happened in the past, not to mention what happened seven years ago, seven months ago, they may not be able to find the information.

"It does make a big difference!"

Jin Shang replied frankly,

"The conditions in the primary school I attended were considered very good, but there were still no foreign language classes. During recess, some foreign language songs would be played on the radio from time to time, as a way to cultivate my sense of language.

When I was in middle school, I chose English, which is relatively easy, because I really couldn't learn Russian tongue-tapping, German subjunctive, French verb conjugation and noun masculine and masculine.As for the level of teaching..."

Jin Shang smiled helplessly and shook his head, then explained narrowly,
"Nod yes, shake head no, come is come, go is go, say hello, hello hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!"

It's not that Jin Shang is joking, but that foreign language teaching in this world was so poor more than ten years ago.The country is big and the people are proud, even if it has been in decline for a long time, the inertia of the "central country" is still affecting all aspects.

Everyone admits that learning a foreign language is necessary, but more than ten years ago, it still did not rise to the level of "foreign language craze" today.

When Jin Shangsheng entered middle school and first came into contact with the so-called "senior foreign language teachers", he was also frightened.

This is the capital city. Even the far city is the capital of goodness and the heart of the country. It is really hard to imagine how poor it is in other places.

Of course, this is also good for Jin Shang, relying on his first-line listening, speaking, reading and writing skills that are better than foreign language teachers, he will only recite a few words and familiarize himself with a few phrases and quizzes. Can't see it anymore.

It wasn't until high school that it became a little more normal.

Seeing howls of laughter erupted from the auditorium on the sidelines, the expression on Lu Liao's face relaxed a lot. The host Wu Chan suppressed a smile and explained briefly:
"Early foreign language teaching was indeed full of Chinese-style foreign languages ​​that people today find ridiculous. The best foreign language talents are all playing a role in more important positions. Foreign language teachers are extremely scarce, which is why Xiaojin has the above-mentioned problems..."

Without wasting time, Kim added:

"In today's campuses, if you laugh at someone's poor grades in physics and chemistry, you will jokingly say: Is your math taught by a physical education teacher? It is actually not a big problem to replace it with physics, chemistry, Chinese, foreign languages, and geography. However, in more than ten Years ago, your foreign language may have been taught by a physical education teacher. Other main subject teachers were relatively busy, only the physical education teacher who was often occupied by the course was relatively free, and had time to participate in foreign language surprise training, and then sell what he learned, and give it to students when he came back Take a foreign language class..."

"Unimaginably crazy years!"

Although he is the same age as Jin Shang, when Lu Liao was in middle school, he had already stepped into the 90s, and the feelings he had with Jin Shang in the 80s were completely different, so he was deeply moved.

"No wonder you have to work hard to skip grades and enter higher education. The gap is so big, and there is really no common language."

"This is just one of the reasons! The times are changing rapidly. In the past, it was difficult to find serious foreign language teachers, but now there are various training courses on the streets. Even so, I think there are still far from enough high-level foreign language teachers. In addition , the relevant education and training market varies from good to bad, and it is indeed time to take care of it.”

Regarding this point, it is up to Lu Liao to explain in detail, after all, Jin Shang's middle school days are really too far away.

Lu Liao didn't hide his secrets, and told the audience in detail about what he had seen in junior high school and high school.

In particular, Lu Liao introduced the training courses for in-service teachers outside the school and a series of problems caused by it.

This kind of thing didn’t just appear more than ten or twenty years later. Since the public education boomed and the college entrance examination system has become more and more mature and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the yearning for reading and the thirst for knowledge in the cultural genes of Chinese people have been completely stimulated. .

There is such a great demand for teachers across the country, and there are only so many new teachers each year. A large number of unqualified private teachers are flooding primary and secondary schools in rural areas and remote areas. The older generation mixes with it, misleading the younger generation.

Speaking of these, no matter whether it was Jin Shang, Lu Liao, or Wu Chan, they all sighed.

After the series of conversations on the popularization of foreign language education came to an end, the host Wu Chan pulled out many questions from the question cards, most of which were related to the high school entrance examination, college entrance examination, school selection and other aspects.

In particular, professional volunteering is the focus of everyone's concern.

In this regard, Lu Liao obviously had nothing to say, so Jin Shang mainly answered. Lu Liao and the host Wu Chan could only echo and add a few words.

"Nowadays, the academic circles generally promote science. This is a relatively conservative but relatively safe path. For children who are inspired to go out of remote mountain villages and gain a foothold in big cities, science and engineering have obvious advantages over literature, history and philosophy. There is some truth in this sentence. The upper limit of employment in literature and history is relatively higher, but it requires a certain family background and social resource support..."

"Like, what kind of support?"

Wu Chan asked very clearly, but it surprised Jin Shang,
"Can this be elaborated on TV?"

"If you don't tell me, how can we judge whether it's okay or not?"

"Fine!"

If you dare to broadcast it, don't you dare to say it, Young Master Jin?
"The first is clinical medicine, which is more popular as you get older. However, graduates of this type of major will have very limited employment opportunities if they do not take the postgraduate entrance examination. Well, before the age of 30, you need pure investment, and you don’t see much money back. This is a very good major, and you will be guaranteed for the rest of your life. But if you can’t bear it, it’s better not to touch it..."

"The second is art, art, singing, dancing, etc. Don't be envious of everyone who is famous and makes a lot of money easily. You only see people eating meat, but you don't see people being beaten. The family conditions are not very good, so bear the risk. Children with poor abilities should stay away as much as possible. The investment and return do not match, and there is no one to lead the way. I really can't afford it..."

"Third again, finance-related majors not only need excellent professional knowledge, but also have enough resources as a 'stepping stone' to really enter the industry. Without certain capital or contacts, it really takes courage to apply for this kind of discipline..."

"Finally, it is business administration, public affairs management, city management, administrative management, etc. Don't be fooled by the word 'management'. This kind of graduates should have no problem finding employment, but the initial salary is not high and the promotion is slow. , the growth period is too long..."

Jin Shang repeatedly denied several of the most popular majors nowadays, which surprised Wu Chan, so she interjected and asked:
"According to what you said, many majors are actually not suitable for most students to apply for?"

Jin Shang smiled and replied:

"When the iron trees bloom, there is no absolute thing? I am just analyzing and analyzing for everyone from my own cognitive level. The economic environment is good, and college students are still very popular. It's just that after ten years of studying hard, In exchange for being full of knowledge, you have earned a good opportunity to change your destiny and realize your ideals and aspirations in life. You must be cautious and careful, and choose the best from the best, so that you will not regret it in the future..."

The real situation is that the vast majority of students and parents have very limited horizons. They don’t know where the wind of the times is blowing, let alone how to plan for the future. They just follow simple hearsay or take it for granted. Think it's the right choice.

Especially from next year, after college graduates will no longer be assigned jobs, everyone has not realized the importance of choosing the direction of employment.

(End of this chapter)