WHAT CAN BE SAID ABOUT THE WRITER'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS FENG SHUI

5. What can be said about the writer's attitude towards Feng Shui? __________________________

Test 17

Multiple choices

pon the creation of the United States, one of the core concepts on which the hopes for the new

democracy were pinned was the ideal that its citizens would be

enlightened individuals with

clearly articulated rights and the opportunity for individual achievement and education. It was

believed that in a free nation where the power belongs to the people, the commitment to education

defines the progress of that democracy and is the catalyst for future progress. This core value has

not only stood the test of time but has also grown in importance. In this new Information Era and

international economy, education is an increasingly vital commodity, a precursor of potential

success and a driving force of change. It is important to recognize, however, that we approach

education today differently than in the past, partly because the kinds of jobs people had didn't

require the kind of basic education and specialized training that is often required in the workforce

today. In the 1950s, for instance, only 20 percent of American jobs were classified as professional,

20 percent as skilled, and 60 percent as unskilled. Today, our world has changed. The proportion of

unskilled jobs has fallen to 20 percent, while skilled jobs now account for at least 60 percent of the

workforce. Even more important, almost every job today increasingly requires a combination of

academic knowledge and practical skills that require learning throughout a lifetime.