女多男少一直是美國高教惱人的問題, 最近幾年又變得更嚴重。2020 到 2021 學年度, 有59.5% 大學生是女性, 男生只有40.5%, 足足差了將近二十個百分點。其中又以低收入家庭的白人男性最不願意上大學, 他們比低收入家庭的黑人和西語裔男生更沒意願念書。例如德州的貝勒大學男生只占四成, 這還是校方刻意壓低男生錄取標準的結果, 男生比女生的錄取率高了 7%。然後男大學生又比女大學生容易輟學。不出幾年, 美國會出現每兩個女性大學畢業生只有一個男性畢業生。
當然很多人會說, 為什麼一定要念大學? 那張畢業證書不是必要。的確, 美國有一堆不錯的工作不要求大學學歷, 一樣可以晉升中產階級。例如很多跟房屋相關的工作 (仲介, 貸放款, 房屋裝修等等), 以及不少男生最愛的警察和軍人工作。但一般來說, 沒有學歷的人收入就是明顯低很多, 一輩子都難翻身。
此外, 離家上大學是很多鄉下人離開同溫層的第一個機會, 也可能是他們此生唯一的機會。進入大學, 他們才有可能遇見來自四面八方, 背景不同 思想不同的人, 並學到獨立思考和批判性思考的能力。缺乏這些能力, 他們只能等著被政客耍弄欺騙。
是否支持川普和保守派的一大關鍵就是大學學歷。投票給川普的人數隨著學歷上升而遞減。2016 和 2020 兩次總統大選中, 過半的女性投給了進步派, 而過半的男性投票給保守派。學歷不足而憤世嫉俗的白人男性正是保守派最容易拉攏的一群人。
同時也有1部Youtube影片,追蹤數超過231的網紅Juno Lin,也在其Youtube影片中提到,The M.E. Series (The Millennial Experience). Created all on Mobile with #iPhone12ProMax Weekend. Raining. Work had been hectic. Needed to take some t...
gap year 2021 在 Crossing Campus Facebook 的精選貼文
【Mind the gap】#空檔的一年
在 2021 金曲獎中獲得最佳新人獎的歌手 ?te 壞特表示:「20 歲當我迷惘的時候、感到困住的時候,我選擇休學,停下來聽我自己的內心,那是別人不理解的決定,但回頭看,那段停滯的時光是我改變的開始。」
以台灣來說,Gap Year 最常見的內容有海外志工、旅行或者打工度假,但它其實也沒有必然的形式。交換學生、體驗學程或者直接進入到企業實習都能夠是可能性之一。
這是一段有機會獲得新能力或洞見的時間,大冒險也並非必要,唯享受當下所擇,才有機會更貼近真實。
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【Mind the gap】 #空檔的一年
剛在 2021 金曲獎中獲得最佳新人獎的歌手 ?te 壞特,在感言中表示:「20 歲當我迷惘的時候、感到困住的時候,我選擇休學,停下來聽我自己的內心,那是別人不理解的決定,但回頭看,那段停滯的時光是我改變的開始。」
以台灣來說,Gap Year 最常見的內容有海外志工、旅行或者打工度假,但它其實也沒有必然的形式。交換學生、體驗學程或者直接進入到企業實習都能夠是可能性之一。
這是一段有機會獲得新能力或洞見的時間,大冒險也並非必要,唯享受當下所擇,才有機會更貼近真實。
gap year 2021 在 Juno Lin Youtube 的精選貼文
The M.E. Series (The Millennial Experience). Created all on Mobile with #iPhone12ProMax
Weekend. Raining. Work had been hectic. Needed to take some time off to recharge. Covid. WFH. Blurred lines between work and personal time. No time to shut off from work completely. Found myself working from screens to screen. Laptop to phone. Even leisure is watching videos online.
In need of time for a digital detox.
Found a bookstore that was opened in Feb this year, in the heart of Orchard Road, Wheelock Place. Where the Borders flagship used to be. If you know what I’m talking about, you’re from my time. I recall the times when I was still in secondary school, hanging at Borders with my friends who love reading, and I will be there checking out the CDs.
Heard that it has a 2 storey space with a cafe and gallery as well. Heard that the ones in China open 24hours, although it’s not happening in SG yet
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Zall Bookstore, an outlet with more than 30,000 books mostly in Chinese, also has a cafe and art gallery
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“Ms Laura Yan Ge, 24, who is general manager of the Singapore store, said at a media preview on Friday that while the company did not anticipate the coronavirus outbreak erupting amid its expansion, it believes bookstores are especially vital during a pandemic.
‘Because of Covid-19, there is a lot of distance between people nowadays," she said in Mandarin. "We believe books will help to close this gap. They provide food for thought and people can use them to widen their worlds.’”
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As a creator myself, I need to constantly find inspiration.
While I can readily find all sorts of information online, sometimes I found my mind being constantly overloaded instead. We read. Socialise. We basically live most parts of our lives in the virtual world, and now we have lesser and lesser reasons to get out there anymore.
So, why a new book store? When was the last time you visited a book store?
Being here made me realised that it’s not about the books. It’s about the space. It’s about the experience. It’s about being here and being present. And what happens when you unplug from the internet and be present in the moment? You’ll get involuntarily intrigued by the surroundings, the people, the architecture, the noise, the beauty of it all. You’ll find headspace. You’ll find your inspiration. You’ll even find a new you.
When was the last time you stepped outside, set aside time just for yourself, and experience life beyond the screen?
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