At the family gathering during the Spring Festival, relatives and friends sit around and talk and laugh about their children's education.
The cousin of the second aunt's family is about to take the college entrance examination, and everyone naturally talks about the choice of college major.
At this time, someone mentioned some views of Zhang Xuefeng, an Internet celebrity education expert, saying that there are several majors and he especially does not recommend poor students to apply for the examination, because the employment prospects are not optimistic.
This immediately aroused the strong interest of the parents and students present.
In today's society, education is regarded as an important way to change one's fate, especially for students from poor families with relatively poor economic conditions, and what major to choose is often related to the future trajectory of life.
As a person in the education circle who has attracted much attention, Zhang Xuefeng's remarks naturally have a certain weight.
He pointed out that there is a lot of contradiction between the current education system and the job market, and some seemingly popular majors are actually not as good as people think.
Zhang Xuefeng first mentioned the business major.
He pointed out that business covers a wide range of subjects, but most undergraduates struggle to master their core theoretical and practical skills in depth in a short period of time.
Moreover, the business job market is highly competitive, and high-end positions often require a wealth of practical experience and excellent overall quality.
For poor students, without the support of family background and social resources, it is difficult to stand out in the fierce competition.
This is followed by traditional engineering majors, such as civil engineering, mechanical engineering, etc.
These majors require students to have a solid theoretical foundation and strong practical ability, and the future work environment may be relatively difficult, requiring high-intensity manual labor and outdoor work.
With the advancement of science and technology and the upgrading of industries, the employment opportunities in the traditional engineering field are gradually decreasing.
At the same time, the continuous emergence of new technologies also puts forward higher requirements for practitioners' learning ability and adaptability.
Liberal arts majors are the third major category that Zhang Xuefeng mentions that is not recommended to apply for.
He believes that although liberal arts majors focus on the cultivation of critical thinking and cultural literacy, their application is relatively limited in the actual job market.
With the exception of a few fields such as education, journalism, and law, liberal arts graduates often face difficulties in finding employment.
Especially for pure liberal arts majors such as history, the employment prospects are even more worrisome.
Finally, there are science research majors, such as physics, chemistry, etc.
These majors require students to have a deep disciplinary foundation and strong research ability, but the job market is relatively narrow, mainly concentrated in scientific research institutions and universities.
Moreover, these fields require extremely high academic background and research experience of practitioners, and it is often difficult to meet the demand for undergraduate education and below.
For poor students, there are not enough resources and conditions to support them to conduct in-depth research and study.
Of course, Zhang's advice is not absolute.
Everyone's interests, abilities, and family circumstances are different, so a variety of factors should be considered when choosing a major.
The job market is constantly changing, and today's popular majors may not be in demand tomorrow.
Therefore, it is more important to choose the right professional direction according to your own interests and long-term planning, and work hard to improve your comprehensive quality and ability.
No matter what major you choose, hard work is the key to success.
Poor students should cherish the hard-won learning opportunities and change their fate through their own efforts and struggles.
At the same time, society should also create a more level playing field, so that everyone has the opportunity to achieve their dreams.