At present, China's college students are huge, and the number of graduates is increasing, which leads to an increasingly tense employment situation. More and more college students are having difficulty finding suitable jobs after graduation, or even have to be unemployed. This situation has raised questions about the traditional education model, and some people have become a common opinion that reading is useless. The job market offers jobs that are far from meeting the needs of university students, and many are forced to choose graduate school or civil service examinations. However, this is not a good option, and the employment situation is beginning to worry students and parents, and it is difficult to imagine what the situation of students will be in 20 years. As a result, people began to wonder if it would be necessary to go to college in 20 years. Educator Zhang Xuefeng answered this question, arguing that it will still be necessary to go to university in 20 years, but the mode and method of education may change.
Zhang Xuefeng believes that the evolution of the education model is like a new industrial revolution. He pointed out that the future industrial revolution will take place in the field of artificial intelligence and big data, and all walks of life need to adapt to change. In the same way, the education model needs to evolve with the changing times. The current "Humboldt" model of education has been questioned because it values general education over vocational education. This tendency has led to an increase in the number of undergraduates, while a decrease in the number of secondary and junior college students, resulting in a serious shortage of skilled talents in China. Many jobs that should be filled by secondary and tertiary students have been replaced by undergraduates, exacerbating the pressure on the employment situation and raising the recruitment threshold for enterprises. This situation is a serious waste of human resources.
The Humboldt-style education model emphasizes teaching freedom, academic independence, and the idea of combining teaching and scientific research. However, this model has encountered problems in the current educational environment. Vocational education has been neglected due to the high emphasis on general education, leading to a shortage of skilled personnel. Many master's and doctoral students in prestigious universities have given up their scientific research careers in order to compete for the position of primary and secondary school teachers, which has seriously affected the normal operation of the entire education system. Therefore, we need to rethink the direction of education development, pay attention to the transformation of education mode, pay more attention to the cultivation of vocational education, and improve the supply of skilled talents.
China attaches great importance to education and has invested a lot of resources to this end. The advantage of this is that the gap between students is gradually decreasing, but it also brings some problems. Although students have the opportunity to compete on the same stage, once they step out of the school, they will face unavoidable "blessings", and students will still be divided into different levels. Rather than waiting until work time to stratify, it is better to stratify students early. Doing so can better meet the needs of different students, so that each student can get better development.
In the current tight employment situation, questions have been raised about the need for universities. However, educationalist Zhang Xuefeng believes that it will still be necessary to go to university in 20 years, but the mode and method of education will change. There are problems with the current "Humboldt" education model, and it is necessary to pay attention to the training of vocational education to solve the problem of shortage of skilled talents. At the same time, considering the equity of education, it is also feasible to stratify students in advance. In the end, how to deal with the educational challenges in 20 years needs to be thought and explored by students, parents and education departments.
As can be seen from the article, the current education model faces a series of challenges and problems. The tight employment situation has led to questions about the need for universities, but educationalist Zhang Xuefeng believes that as the times change, the education model still needs to be evolved. For the education model in the next 20 years, I believe that we should focus on cultivating students' practical ability and innovative thinking, strengthen vocational education, and provide students with more diversified and personalized teaching and training programs. The education sector should broaden the enrollment methods and options, provide students with more employment opportunities and development space, and promote the effective connection between education and employment. At the same time, it is also necessary to change the excessive pursuit of education in society, pay attention to the cultivation of individual interests and potential, break the inequality of education levels, and achieve a more equitable and inclusive educational environment. Only in this way can we better cope with the challenges of the future and promote the healthy development of education.