VIP Class Notes (Lily) [R]

Vocabulary

1.strength— weakness= 强项 弱点
ex: what’s your strength at work?
ex: can you tell me about your weakness?

2. multi-task= can do many things at the same time
ex: I can multi-task at work. I can listen to you and do my notes at the same time.

3. omnipresent (adj) = 无处不在的
ex: The fear is omnipresent in the horror movie.
ex: Big Data is omnipresent.

4. soar (verb) = go up
ex: internships and other ways of brushing up social skills have soared in popularity

5. prevalent= 普遍的 盛行的
ex: Diabetes is a prevalent disease
ex: In Canada, weed is prevalent among young teenagers.

6. weed/ marijuana = 大麻
ex: Many people smoke weed in Canada because it’s legal.

7. advantage= 优势
disadvantage= 劣势
ex: There are no advantages in early marriage because young people cannot understand the responsibilities within a marriage.
ex: I can name hundreds of disadvantages in a marriage.

Chinese universities stopped disciplining students for dating about two decades ago. Five months ago, the Education Ministry lifted the ban preventing students marrying. And recently, they revised restrictions on students living outside of university dormitories.

The reasons are simple. First, the revisions represent a humanistic approach in administrating students. Despite all the social expectations of them to concentrate on studying to become an educated elite, they are, above all, young adults. If young people outside universities have the right and opportunities to enjoy romance, an earlier family life, or a freewheeling lifestyle, so should those inside the Ivory Tower.

Second, the step away form over-protection and over regulation opens up many life choices to students. At the same time it enables them to form new social links. These skills are much needed to allow young adults to grow up independently and find their places in society.

In a society where parental and institutional overprotection and supervision has been omnipresent in most young people’s upbringings, these steps are all the more necessary. Higher education certainly opens new possibilities for the young to explore, but with supervision and safeguarding regulations prevalent, and parental financial support continuing to a large extent, their experiences of life, and chances of learning from mistakes are limited. Most of a student’s activities and relationships are confined to within the campus walls. In recent years, because of this, internships and other ways of brushing up social skills have soared in popularity, as graduates face a tough job market.

To generate enough independent, responsible, not only educated, you for Chinese society to proper, higher education regulators must get practical. They must understand the challenges and profound social changes presenting to young people. They would adjust their administration to remove the barriers to individual’s social and personal development.