All humanities majors are jokingly referred to as "service industries", which can be summed up in one word: "licking".
Zhang Xuefeng is a very practical, very realistic professor. His analysis of the current professional situation is thorough, accurate, and adventurous.
In order to discuss Mr. Zhang's point of view, I stayed up late to write this article, not to accuse him.
It's just that the word "licking" makes people a little uncomfortable.
The truth mentioned by Mr. Zhang may also be the truth that many people dare not speak out.
The contempt for humanities students is not that Mr. Zhang is open-mouthed for a while, but has evolved into a suffocating social reality.
First of all, starting from high school, the concept of hierarchy in high school is very clear: the top three high-quality classes must be science classes, followed by sub-high-quality classes or science courses, only after science classes will you find a few humanities classes, then art classes, and at the end of the secondary vocational class.
Even the new 3+2 college entrance examination reform model is still choosing physics or history in the liberal arts and sciences, and the choice between liberal arts and sciences has not changed much in essence.
What led to the formation of this hierarchical concept?
The first is the need of society. According to data released by Max, the employment rate for the Class of '22 Humanities graduates is only 124%。When a large number of humanities students cannot find a job, or even get a job and the salary is much lower than that of science students, the self-esteem of science students gradually appears.
The economic base determines the superstructure, and when "useless scholars are scholars" becomes a widespread lament, the prospects for liberal arts students become bleak.
Secondly, society has exerted an influence, and although it is difficult for liberal arts students to find a job, it does not mean that they will not be able to find it. When society as a whole equates Xi and college with future salaries, it actually subtly distorts the way future students perceive things.
A study of the report cards of high school science students found that at least half of the students were not suitable for science. However, in order to avoid being labelled as "studying liberal arts with no future", these students have to struggle to chase the future of science jobs in a frenzied cram Xi at the cost of interest and time.
Yes, in the reality of constant indoctrination by teachers, constant nagging by parents, and insufficient support from schools, as long as there is a chance to enter a science class, especially the elite class of science, who would want to choose liberal arts?
Again, it's a vicious circle. On the premise that liberal arts are considered useless, few people will choose liberal arts as long as they have the opportunity to stay in science classes. Therefore, what Zhang Xuefeng said to those parents who scored 140 in mathematics but wanted to study liberal arts is reasonable.
This choice directly leads to the poor overall performance of the liberal arts class, and the overall enthusiasm of the liberal arts class teachers is not high. This phenomenon is also affecting the enrollment of liberal arts majors in universities and the quality of liberal arts graduates. In this vicious circle, the sciences will become stronger and the liberal arts will weaken.
The chain of contempt for Chinese science majors in universities is more obvious, and the contempt for arts and science majors in the workplace is also more serious.
For teachers, math, physics and chemistry teachers usually show a strong sense of superiority for three reasons:
First of all, they believe that they chose mathematics, physics and chemistry because they have excellent intelligence, while the teachers of politics, history and geography are considered to have chosen liberal arts because they cannot understand mathematics, physics and chemistry.
Secondly, mathematics, physics and chemistry teachers usually have a high income for extra money. This is because most students will take the initiative to seek guidance from teachers when they encounter difficulties in mathematics, physics and chemistry, while politics, history, and language subjects are relatively rare. Of course, science-biased geography may receive some attention.
Thirdly, the situation of Chinese teachers is relatively difficult. There are many people who think that anyone can be competent in Chinese class, after all, who doesn't know Chinese characters?However, if the language teacher understands Newton's laws, it becomes a joke.
This can also be understood as the fearlessness of the ignorant.
It is worth noting that science teachers who think highly of themselves often state some profound truths, such as "benevolence is happy", "constraints", "climb the ladder", and take pride in "not shamefully asking", "thank you for listening", and "please let the leader know".
Looking back at Chinese history, Confucius, the first great educator to establish a private school, mainly studied philosophy, history and politics in his 3,000**, while mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology were not included in his teaching. Therefore, Confucius, who is revered as a saint and cultivates liberal arts students, also pays attention to cultivating liberal arts talents.
During the turmoil of the Spring and Autumn Period, liberal arts students traveled through various countries and became the pillars of society at that time.
Within three years, you can cultivate people who are courageous and knowledgeable in affairs. ”
Within three years, enough talents can be cultivated. If you add the way of etiquette, you can wait for the appearance of the gentleman. ”
Dealing with the matter of sacrificing to the ancestral temple is like participating in a grand gathering, solemn and newborn, eager to help the little in it. ”
They pursue the Confucian ideology of "learning if you are excellent, and learning is excellent", and take it as their responsibility to enable the people to protect their families and defend the country, live and work in peace and contentment, and improve their literacy.
This idea has profoundly influenced China for thousands of years and is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people today.
In 134 B.C., Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty "abandoned a hundred schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone", and Confucianism became the orthodox ideology that ruled people's hearts for the next two thousand years.
Confucian scholars became the main force of the **, and they were all liberal arts students.
It was accompanied by the inspection of the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, the Jiupin Zhongzheng system of the Wei and Jin dynasties, and the imperial examination system after the Sui and Tang dynasties, which has been counted for more than 1,300 years since the beginning of the Sui Dynasty.
In the selection of the first class for more than 1,300 years, the main examination is also the liberal arts.
Even during the Wu Zetian period of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial examination also included pure literature subjects, such as poetry.
The rule of Wenjing, the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, and the prosperity of Kangqian - in these dynasties, the figure of liberal arts students was everywhere.
Even, China's imperial examination system had an impact on neighboring ancient Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.
Looking back in modern times, ** studied Xi in Hunan No. 1 Normal School in his early years, majoring in teacher education, and was a typical liberal arts student. He worked as a history teacher, lecturing on party classes and philosophy.
Many of today's science students have grown up under the glorious light of Marxist theory and thought. It is worth mentioning that Marx himself was a liberal arts student, majoring in law, history and philosophy.
Lu Xun's abandonment of medicine and literature was to arouse people's "numb" hearts.
In the history of New China, who would dare to ignore the important role played by literati thought in the reform?
Indeed, liberal arts students are service-oriented, and those who become teachers, pass public ***, or prepare exams, work hard in all walks of life.
It is undeniable that many science students are also trained by teachers of politics, language, and history in the liberal arts.
Without the support of the police and the security of the police, how can science students engage in professional research?
The life of science students involves college exams, marriage, children, RV purchase, decoration, children's household registration, entrepreneurship, tax payment, travel and other aspects, and it seems that they need to rely on liberal arts students from all walks of life to provide services. Even in the ranks of the public *** and the preparation of the examination, there are some science students.
So why should we have a contemptuous attitude towards each other?
Xi literature or science is only due to personal talents, interests, and career choices, and who can say which is nobler?Can anyone say who is smarter?
It is an extremely narrow view to understand the humanities and social sciences as serving only economic construction. It is necessary to become a strong country in science and technology, and it is also necessary to build a strong country in culture.
Liberal arts and science are complementary and mutually reinforcing, not antagonistic and hostile relationships, let alone food chains in which the strong override the weak.
Therefore, the use of the word "lick" is a bit too harsh!
What do you think of the chain of contempt for science and liberal arts students?And what do you think of this "licking" word?