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employers. Instead thev push t h e m s e l v e s i n t o y e a r s o f c o n t i n u e d s t u d y which they do n o t r e a l l y d e s i r e . OTHERS u s e c o l l e g e a s a n e x c u s e t o p u t Off assuming t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of a job and s e l f s u p p o r t . Dr. Bruno Betcellieiril, Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology a t t h e Univ e r s i t y o f Chicago, p u t i t w e l l when h e s a i d , " To postphone d o i n g t h e real t h i n g s i n l i f e f o r s o long h a s been p o s s i b l e i n t h e h i s t o r y of man o n l y f o r a very small minority. For the vast majority, it simp l y d o e s n ' t work.' To h e l p remedy t h i s s i tuation, employers s h o u l d re-evaluate t h e i r jobs, taking i n t o consideration, q u a l i f i c a t i o n s other than degrees acquired. Although a d e g r e e i s a means of measuring a n emplouees' c a p a b i l i t i e s , so s h o u l d be other f a c t o r s including experience and natural talents. P a r e n t s s h o u l d encoura g e t h e i r c h i l d r e n t o con-
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Anything i n e x c e s s c a n be h a r m f u l and w h i l e q o s t of u s t h i n k of t h i s i n ref e r e n c e t o food, d r i n k o r p h y s i c a l a c t i v i t y , i t can a l s o apply t o education i n t h e 11.5. As e a r l y as f o u r y e a r s a f t e r t h e i r b i r t h , childare p l a c e d on t h e ren s e e m i n g l y n e v e r e n d i n g edu c a t i o n a l merry-go-round. Preschool or nursery school, kindergarten, grade s c h o o l and high school a r e a t t e n d e d by m o s t , and c o i l e g e and g r a d u a t e s c h o o l s are p u r s u e d by many. years of N e a r l y 20 p r e s s u r e t o a c h i e v e a n academic s t a n d i n g h i g h e nough t o p r o g r e s s t o the n e x t l e v e l of h i g h e r educ a t i o n c a n c e r t a i n l y be a n u p s e t t i n g and h a r m f u l exp e r i e n c e f o r many. WHAT DISTURBS me? is n o t t h e wish o f some s t u d e n t s t o further t h e i r education a s much a s t h e y c a n , b u t t h a t many young p e o p l e a r e unwillingly pushed i n t o the educational cycle. S u r v e y s have shown t h a t a n emphasis i s p l a c e d on education s o adolescents may m a i n t a i n t h e i r s o c i a l p o s i t i o n or move up s o c i ally. Often t h i s i s b a s i c a l l y t o please parents who without question expeat t h e i r c h i l d r e n to complete c o l l e g e and p e r h a p s s e e k an education higher t h a n that. College edmated youngsters have become s t a t u s symbols j u s t like b i g h o u s e s and c a r s . The j o b s i t u a t i o n i s an o t h e r one which c a n push uninterested students i n t o college. The n u d e r of jobs with degree r e q u i r e ments have i n c r e a s e d i n recent years. Thus, s t u d e n t s wishing t o s e e k employment f o l lowing h i g h s c h o o l , often h e s i t a t e , f e a r i n g lack of a degree w i l l automaticall y d i s q u a l i f y them f o r any position. Students themselves a r e sometimes t o blame f o r bei n g i n a n unwanted p r e d i cament. Few w i l l t a k e a stand against pressure from p a r e n t s and p o t e n t i a l
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