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 17Multiple choicesUpon the creation of the United States, one of the core concepts on which the hopes for the newdemocracy were pinned was the ideal that its citizens would be enlightened individuals with clearlyarticulated rights and the opportunity for individual achievement and education. It was believed that in afree nation where the power belongs to the people, the commitment to education defines the progress ofthat democracy and is the catalyst for future progress. This core value has not only stood the test of timebut has also grown in importance. In this new Information Era and international economy, education is anincreasingly vital commodity, a precursor of potential success and a driving force of change. It isimportant to recognize, however, that we approach education today differently than in the past, partlybecause the kinds of jobs people had didn't require the kind of basic education and specialized trainingthat is often required in the workforce today. In the 1950s, for instance, only 20 percent of American jobswere classified as professional, 20 percent as skilled, and 60 percent as unskilled. Today, our world haschanged. The proportion of unskilled jobs has fallen to 20 percent, while skilled jobs now account for atleast 60 percent of the workforce. Even more important, almost every job today increasingly requires acombination of academic knowledge and practical skills that require learning throughout a lifetime.