"China Education News"2010Year2month25日No.6version
Reporter Que Yongmei
The publication of "Ant Tribe - A Record of a Village inhabited by College Graduates" was like a thunder, and w88 casino only took a short time after its publication4For more than a month, they have successively won the "Southern Weekend" "2009Special tribute from Chinese media”, “2009Chinese Media Annual Book", "Ant Tribe Phenomenon" in "2009Phoenix·Baidu Current Affairs Hot Point Events" was selected as the event that affects the society of the times, and the word "ant clan" became the "2009The top ten buzzwords of the year”……
“Ant clan”8282_8321“80After”, they have received higher education, but their situation is“Above survival, below life”, like small, humble ants, living in groups on the edge of the city. Some people sigh and appeal for their weakness; some people think that weakness is just a temporary node in their lives, and that the eagle will always spread its wings and fly high. And they themselves think that this is to loosen the soil for the harvest of successful fruits.
“I actually want to play the role of a questioner, through‘Ant clan’'s life experience brings more life thinking to contemporary young people.”
Reporter: What you initially did was just a research report. Why did you later write the book "Ant Tribe"? What is the purpose of writing this book?
Lian Si:"Ant Tribe" is a national-level research project I chaired——"Potential Crisis: China“College graduates living in low-income communities”10537_10644“Ant clan”And their stories have attracted society's attention to this group. Of course, I have a deeper purpose, which is to hope that through the discussion“Ant clan”’s research allows young people to think more deeply about their future and destiny.
Reporter:“Ant clan”From a research report to a social hot word, what do you think is the reason behind w88 casino?
Lian Si:Because w88 casino is not just a research report, but reflects the voice of the times and emits a strong voice of the times. w88 casino represents the most sensitive group that our society cannot and should not ignore, and reveals the pain, helplessness and hesitation of a generation.
After the publication of the book "Ant Tribe", many people“Ant Father and Ant Mother”Send me an email, call me, or leave a message online. Parents told me that "Ant" made them know what kind of life their children live in far away places. One parent said that no wonder his son insisted not to let him go to the residence to take a look. A mother left a message for me, saying that she read the book for two days and shed tears for two days. As a“80After”'s mother, she felt so powerless. Visible,“Ant clan”This group affects more than just millions“Ant clan”itself, because“Ant clan”In a big city“Drift”No matter how hard and tired I am, I am still the darling of my parents and grandparents at home. So,“Ant clan”Involving thousands and thousands of people“Ant clan”People with strong connections. From this aspect, we can see how much society pays attention to w88 casino.
Reporter: Confucius said: Stand at thirty. These last century80Young people born in the 1990s will gradually face a major question in life: Can they stand up? How to stand? you and“Ant clan”Same“80After”, by writing this book, you are interested in“Ant clan”What thoughts do you have on your own destiny?
Lian Si:As long as a person has been young and struggled, he will never be ignored“Ant clan”’s story is sad and touching, because there is one in everyone’s heart“Ant clan”. Me too“Ant clan”, is also a house slave, and is also fighting for his dream. Today we are“80After”Already in his thirties, the lingering sound of Confucius two thousand years ago makes us seem so at a loss. If we use cars and houses as measurements“Establishment”standard, how many can there be“80After”Now you have a car and a house? How many more“80After”Did you earn your car and house by yourself instead of relying on your parents?
In the book "Ant Tribe", I actually wanted to play more of a questioner. via“Ant clan”'s life experience has given contemporary young people more thoughts about life, the relationship between individuals and society, and how individuals respond and make choices under national policies. I know that many college graduates go to the west for extra points in the postgraduate entrance examination and urban household registration. Many people become village officials in order to have two years of grassroots work experience and then take the civil service examination and leave as soon as possible. We cannot simply blame these young people on reality, but reality forces them to make such a choice. Society calls on young people to have a sense of responsibility and a sense of responsibility, but for individuals in reality, they should neither talk about dedication but not benefits, nor should they talk only about benefits but not dedication. How to balance the weight between the two,“Ant clan”w88 casino made us reflect a lot.
“The employment of college graduates has shifted from elite to mass employment, allowing more highly educated people to join the ranks of ordinary workers. However, many students have not yet fully adapted to this change mentally.”
Reporter:“Ant tribe phenomenon”What is the reason?
Lian Si:“Ant tribe phenomenon”18397_18488
（1) The appeal of big cities. Research by the research team found that there are large-scale“Ant clan”Exists. In addition, due to the objective influence of my country's household registration system, most college students from rural areas tend to stay in cities to work, which undoubtedly intensifies the magnet effect of big cities.
（2) Changes in my country’s employment situation.2003At the beginning of the year, my country’s first batch of expanded college students entered the society, which combined with the wave of laid-off and re-employed workers and migrant workers to form an employment peak, causing an unprecedented increase in employment pressure in our country. Since then, the number of university graduates in our country has increased year after year.
（3) Adjustment of my country’s employment policy.2002Year320432_20561
（4) The relative lag in college students’ career choices.199821139_2116821%, to202021227_2124440% target, according to international standards, has entered the era of popularization of higher education. Therefore, this will inevitably require the employment of college graduates to shift from elite to mass employment, allowing more highly educated people to join the ranks of ordinary workers. However, many students have not yet fully adapted to this change mentally.
（5) The difference between the development of higher education and social needs. In recent years, the growth rate of society's demand for college students has not kept pace with the increase in the number of college graduates, but the demand for people who can serve as entry-level workers, high w88 casino and vocational w88 casino graduates has only increased. In addition, the employment of college graduates has been socialized and they have implemented independent career choices. However, market demand has not become a timely guide for setting majors and delineating enrollment numbers.
Reporter: You put in the book“Ant clan”w88 casino is called the fourth most vulnerable group after farmers, migrant workers, and laid-off workers. Many cases describe the poor living environment and difficult job hunting experience of this group of high-IQ, low-income people. However, many readers have reported that everyone struggles like this when they are young, and some people may have a harder time than them. So“Ant clan”Not worthy of sympathy or pity, this is the path they chose. What do you think?
Lian Si:I believe that suffering more hardships in youth is a necessary stage in life. I am positive about this,“Ant clan”My own struggle also illustrates this point. But“Ant clan phenomenon”w88 casino does reflect some deep-seated problems in our society, which cannot be avoided. For example,“Ant clan”The vast majority come from economically underdeveloped areas, with the proportion from rural areas and county towns reaching respectively54.7%and20.7%, is worthy of the name“Poor second generation”. They worked hard to get into college and were burdened with high expectations from their families. In college, they still worked much harder than those children from wealthy families, but they saw their classmates fall into the trap“Rich second generation”、“Quan Erdai”After graduation, they can easily get a good job, buy a house or a car, but they have to go from village to village (from rural areas to concentrated villages) to find a job. Their feelings about the gap between rich and poor and social injustice are different from other groups. No wonder someone came to the conclusion:“Struggle10w88 casino is better to have a good father than to have a good father.”Such a contradiction may be difficult to use“Young people need to exercise more”Explain w88 casino in such simple words!
Some critics will“Ant clan”and“Cultural Revolution”Compared with the youth of the period, I believe that modern college students can receive a good education and will not bear the risk of being criticized and sent to the mountains and countryside. This is already very happy, so“Ant clan”We don’t need society’s sympathy and pity at all. I disagree with this comparison. Society is progressing. If we always compare ourselves with the past, that must be good, but what’s the point? Where is the driving force for the future?
“If such a group‘Elite candidate’Unable to participate in society, or society makes them‘Desperate’, exposing them to the economic crisis with their young, fragile minds and depleted economic capabilities will definitely pose a potential threat to the harmony and stability of our society.”
Reporter: There is a lot of discussion in society now that college students should not stay in big cities after graduation“Ant clan”, you will get more development in small cities. What do you think of this problem? You studied for so long“Ant clan”, understand their thoughts, so what do they think?
Lian Si:Although the society is against“Ant clan”There are various criticisms of staying in a big city, but in reality“Ant clan”For example, they may prefer to stay in big cities. This is because: first,“Ant clan”I don’t have the same affection for the land as my father’s generation, and I don’t have the same attachment to the countryside and hometown that my father’s generation did.“Ant clan”Many of them went to big cities when they went to college, and they stayed in big cities after graduating from college.“Ant clan”To a large extent, w88 casino is not based on survival needs, but on changing one's life and dreaming of having the same identity and status as children in the city. So they come“Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou”, I don’t want to go back to my hometown at all. Second,“Ant clan”Highly educated and have a high cultural level. Because they are literate, and because they are a generation that has grown up with the Internet and mobile phones, they are relatively familiar with the outside world and aware of the huge differences between urban and rural areas. Urban civilization has a huge appeal to them. They firmly believe that no matter what they do in the city, w88 casino will be better than in their hometown. Third, there is a huge gap between second- and third-tier cities and large cities,“Ant clan”I don’t want to go to small cities either. Because in comparison, big cities are much better than second- and third-tier cities in terms of political environment, employment atmosphere, and even opportunities for re-education.“Ant clan”w88 casino is generally believed that living in a big city will be more conducive to one's life development.
Everyone has the right to choose to stay in a big city. Our country is undergoing large-scale urbanization and requires a large number of talents,“Ant clan”Dedicated his talent and youth to the development of the city, which is inseparable from the development of the city“Ant clan”, there is no way“Ant clan”Reject them from the city, or send them back to the countryside or county town, whether you welcome them or not. Affected by the international financial crisis in the past two years, the wages in many jobs are not satisfactory, but“Ant clan”There is no strong desire to return to their hometown, they are still willing to do w88 casino“Ant clan”. To be sure, not only former college graduates have to do w88 casino“Ant clan”, who will graduate this year600With tens of thousands of college students, a considerable number of them still have to do w88 casino“Ant clan”. Therefore, the positive idea is to integrate them into the city in an orderly manner and become new citizens. Based on this idea, the remaining issues are to study how to solve w88 casino and what policies, conditions and processes to adopt.
Reporter: After reading "Ant Tribe", some people are also worried: What if“Ant clan”30233_30247“Knowledge can change destiny”what you think?
Lian Si:There are indeed concerns in this regard,“80After”“Ant clan”31079_311012000A very important aspect that has maintained relative stability over the years is that there is a relatively smooth flow mechanism from the lower class to the upper class, that is, the imperial examination system created in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Every year, tens of thousands of students change their destiny through this path. The imperial examination system gives all scholars a channel to change their destiny through the examination rather than through money, origin, connections, and background (those who excel in their studies will become officials).
New now“Theory that reading is useless”Reappeared. I believe that knowledge itself cannot change destiny. Only by transforming learned knowledge into personal abilities and applying w88 casino to social practice to produce a positive promotion effect can destiny be changed! Therefore, for the current education system, higher education must reform educational methods and content so that students can transform knowledge about the world into the ability to transform the world. Otherwise, what will be cultivated will be those with high knowledge and low ability, who can only talk on paper and cannot adapt to society.
“Ant clan”The importance of the problem is that they are very different from other vulnerable groups. For example, for the migrant workers group, which is mainly composed of people with primary w88 casino or junior high w88 casino education, then10Year or1532707_32733“Ant clan”We have received higher education and will gradually grow up and enter society“Quasi-elite”, A person’s experiences in his youth will greatly affect his values, therefore,“Ant clan”’s mentality and values will affect China’s future. Imagine that a person was often ignored when he was young, or felt that he was despised by society and was often treated unfairly. Then, when he enters his forties or fifties and has a successful career, how will he view and repay the society? How will he educate his next generation? So in this sense, care“Ant clan”Just focus on China’s future.
“There are foreign countries similar to China‘Ant clan’34006_34050”
Reporter: As far as you know, most foreign college students choose to stay in big cities after graduation“Ant clan”? Is there such a phenomenon in the process of urbanization abroad?
Lian Si:Also available abroad“Ant clan”Phenomena, for example, although Korean society is not clearly divided“Ant clan”, but apparently there are similar classes. South Korea's population is quite concentrated, especially young people from local areas who are trying their best to get into universities in Seoul and stay in Seoul to work after graduation. Graduates from local universities are also pouring into Seoul. Because Seoul is a gathering place for state agencies, large companies and higher education institutions, there are obviously more development opportunities. There is no distinction between urban household registration and rural household registration in South Korea. Foreigners will not be treated differently from locals due to household registration issues, which further exacerbates population concentration.
Currently, nearly half of South Korea’s population is concentrated in Seoul and the nearby capital area, but not all young people who stay in Seoul can live a comfortable life.“More monks and less rice”The youth unemployment rate in Seoul remains high among all age groups. Even for those who find work, the situation is not optimistic.
There are foreign countries similar to China“Ant clan”36805_36860“The proud son of heaven”'s traditional concepts, influenced by traditional concepts, many college students from rural areas still carry the high expectations of their parents and the family's support“Face”, so there will be something similar“I would rather have a bed in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou than a house in other places”The idea forced them to choose to stay and do w88 casino“Ant clan”。
Reporter: Finally, please comment“Ant clan”Let’s talk about what’s in our hearts.
Lian Si:Life has its own starting point and must have an end, but w88 casino has no climax. Today, from the bottom of my heart, I want to“Ant clan”Applause,“Ant clan”Not a loser, just not successful yet. Keep a calm mind, firmly believe in your choice, and through unremitting efforts,“Ant clan”I will definitely realize my dream, eventually“Transform ants into butterflies”。
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