CRI听力： Guangming Daily: Job-oriented Education Philosophy is Questionable

Beijing-based Guangming Daily recently published an article that credited the high employment rate of Huanggang Normal University in central China's Hubei Province to its "job-oriented education philosophy".

An opinion piece on the Worker's Daily's website says a college's education concept should not be oriented by employment rates alone.

The writer says against the backdrop of the global financial crisis, it's quite understandable that employment tops the agenda of many colleges. (www.hXen.com)

However, the purpose of education is to provide students with values and standards that shape their thoughts, not to prepare them for a specific job.

Furthermore, education is meant to broaden students' perspective and to widen their horizon.

The writer points out that if education is only focusing on motivating students to attain specific jobs, they may overlook the importance of education in molding their knowledge.

The writer best way to help college graduates find jobs is to help change their concept and ideas about how to choose suitable employment.

The article concludes by calling on colleges to encourage their graduates to go to where they are most needed rather than just focus on big cities.