Too much emphasis has been put on going to university for academic study. We should encourage more people to receive vocational training because of the needs for tradespeople like plumbers and electricians. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
题目大意
人们通常看中去大学接受教育。我们应该鼓励更多人去接受职业教育因为社会对类似于管道工和电工这样手艺人的需求。在多大程度上同意还是不同意？
写作思路解析
➡️观点类文章可以采取双边写法，头一段可以先让步一下，如果越来越多人接受高等教育，势必技能工人接受；第二段反驳，现在属于工业化及知识化时代，对于高等人才需求更大，而且高等人才创造价值更大，如果强加干预不利于社会发展
提纲梳理见下
写作示范
It is true that society always needs a skilled workforce to function. Employees of different professions contribute differently to the thriving of the community, and therefore I disagree with the statement that vocational courses should be given any more weight than before.
The fact that many people deem it more important to take tertiary education than a vocational training program has resulted in a shortage of qualified workers. It is universally accepted that knowledge and qualifications gained from university can help one to have a head start over other candidates when it comes to job hunting. In China, for instance, a majority of high school graduates are content to spend four to five years more studying at a university with the hope for a bright career ahead. This results in a lack of skilled manual workers such as plumbers and electricians in society.
However, if we encourage more people to become blue-collar workers, then there will be a shortage of while-collar workers who may otherwise create more wealth for society. For example, fewer engineers would mean lower productivity; a dearth of scientists may inhibit scientific discoveries which can provide us with a better life in the future. In contrast, those doing blue-collar jobs may face redundancy when too many applicants compete for the same position. An unbalanced workforce might, therefore, hold society back from development in the long term.
In conclusion, the workforce will adjust itself to cater for the need of the community, so there is no need to direct young people to follow a particular career path.
