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Text 4 The two-year degree is back.The i
Text 4 The two-year degree is back.The i
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2022-08-02
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Text 4 The two-year degree is back.The idea of increased flexibility in higher education is,in the broadest sense,a good one.But it is a sign of how captured we have been by market-centric thinking that"flexibility",to this government,is manifested as"squeeze the same amount into a shorter period of time to maximise your financial returns later".The sector has undergone a"catastrophe"as part-time student numbers have collapsed;that the government's response is a degree format-the polar opposite of part-time-is indicative of its approach to governance in generaL For most demographics whose access to higher education is restricted,condensing the course doesn't address the barriers they're facing.If you're balancing employment and childcare with a full-time education,especially if you're relying on sketchy public transport infrastructure,it's unrealistic to squeeze any more into your schedule.Many universities currently structure their courses around the reality that many students work,at least part-time,while studying.None of this is to mention those with disabilities who may face additional barriers to access.There are no doubt some-the independently wealthy,for example-who may benefit,but it seems perverse that these people should be the focus of a major policy change.Troublingly,we seem to have fully accepted the shift from education as a social good to a product sold to students on grounds of higher earnings in the job market.Often,the grand promises of access to employment don't hold up.The labour market has been increasingly casualised and"hollowed out",with a gap emerging between the skilled and"unskilled".Progression through the ranks is vanishing,with a degree becoming a requirement for all sorts of jobs beyond simply those with high wages.Even beyond the gap between the promise and reality,though,lies a philosophical flaw with the current approach.The two-year degree,in and of itself,is neither a good nor a bad thing.For some people it will be a positive,for the majority of others an irrelevance.What is troubling is what it represents about how Britain's political establishment sees education.It fits well into the reductive free-market philosophy,where every aspect of life can be sold as a commodity.A government that sees the price of everything and the value of nothing will inevitably be drawn to the idea of squeezing maximum output into minimum time.A government that really wanted to make higher education more flexible,open and accessible would be exploring options that made sense for those with restricted access.There is no evidence,though,that this government thinks the choice between being stuck in a low-wage hellscape or taking on thousands of pounds in debt to play a roulette wheel with better odds is a bad thing.The days of education policies that address none of the problems with education are far from overThe author suggests that the effect of free-market philosophy on education is——A.harmfulB.desirableC.profoundD.questionable
选项
A.harmful
B.desirable
C.profound
D.questionable
答案
A
解析
【信息锁定】第四段①句首先指出当前推行两年制学位这一做法存在哲学缺陷;④⑤⑥句进而指出其哲学缺陷:英国政治机构(代指教育部门)看待教育的方法完全契合简化的自由市场哲学.政府只看见了教育的价格而并未看见教育的价值。flaw、troubling表明作者认为这种哲学对教育领域有害,故A.正确。【解题技巧)B.、C.均源自⑤句fits well into.误将这一积极正面表达词视为作者对“自由市场哲学对教育的作用”的看法,而完全忽视①句nlaw、④句troubling所传递出的作者情感色彩;D.源自troubling“令人担忧的”,却未能体现flaw“错误,缺陷”这一表达完全否定的意味。
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