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1、INTRODUCTIONThereisaNeedDoesschoolpreparechildrenfortherealworld?"Studyhardandgetgood,gradesandyouwillfindahigh-payingjobwithgreatbenefits,"myparen,tsusedtosay.Theirgoalinlifewastoprovideacollegeeducationfor,myoldersisterandme,sothatwewouldhavethegreatestchanceforsucc,es
2、sinlife.WhenTfinallyearnedmydiplomain1976-graduatingwithhono,rs,andnearthetopofmyclass,inaccountingfromFloridaStateUnivers,ity-myparentshadrealizedtheirgoal.Itwasthecrowningachievementof,theirlives.Inaccordancewiththe"MasterPlan,"Iwashiredbya"Big,8"accountingfirm,andIloo
3、kedforwardtoalongcareerandretirementa,tanearlyage.Myhusband,Michael,followedasimilarpath.Webothcamefromhard-work,ingfamilies,ofmodestmeansbutwithstrongworkethics.Michaelalsogr,aduatedwithhonors,buthedidittwice:firstasanengineerandthenfr,omlawschool.Hewasquicklyrecruitedb
4、yaprestigiousWashington,D.C.,,lawfirmthatspecializedinpatentlaw,andhisfutureseemedbright,ca,reerpathwell-definedandearlyretirementguaranteed.Althoughwehavebeensuccessfulinourcareers,theyhavenotturnedout,quiteasweexpected.Webothhavechangedpositionsseveraltimes-foral,lther
5、ightreasons-buttherearenopensionplansvestingonourbehalf.,Ourretirementfundsaregrowingonlythroughourindividualcontributions,.MichaelandIhaveawonderfulmarriagewiththreegreatchildren.AsIw,ritethis,twoareincollegeandoneisjustbeginninghighschool.Weha,vespentafortunemakingsure
6、ourchildrenhavereceivedthebesteducati,onavailable.Onedayin1996,oneofmychildrencamehomedisillusionedwithschool.,Hewasboredandtiredofstudying."WhyshouldIputtimeintostudyings,ubjectsIwillneveruseinreallife?"heprotested.Withoutthinking,Iresponded,"Becauseifyoudon'tgetgoodgra
7、des,you,won'tgetintocollege.""RegardlessofwhetherIgotocollege,"hereplied,"I'mgoingtoberic,h.""Ifyoudon'tgraduatefromcollege,youwon'tgetagoodjob,"Irespond,edwithatingeofpanicandmotherlyconcern."Andifyoudon'thaveago,odjob,howdoyouplantogetrich?"Mysonsmirkedandslowlyshookhi
8、sheadwithmildboredom.Wehavehadt,histalkmanytimesbefore.Heloweredhisheadandrolledhiseyes.Mywo,rdsofmothe