奥巴马参观马诺新科技高中(2/2)

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概述：德克萨斯州一家不同寻常的高中最近迎来了一位特殊的访客——总统奥巴马。是什么让总统大驾光临呢，一起来了解详情吧。
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Manor New Technology
Texas
Rick Scott
STEM
Jeremi Suri
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本期材料发音模仿地址：http://bulo.hujiang.com/menu/11885/item/772476/Manor New Technology has 332 students, 68% are from ethnic or racial minorities, 52% are from poor families. The Texas school sent 97% of its graduates to college in 2011 and all of its graduates in 2012. Most schools, however, do not have the financial support that Manor New Technology receives. It gets help from private organizations and state and federal funding. And technology schools are sometimes criticized for not paying enough attention to the arts and social sciences.
Last year, Texas Governor Rick Scott proposed an end to state financial aid to university programs in subjects like psychology and anthropology. The goal was to put more money into STEM programs that he said, would provide people with jobs. But some educators say that kind of thinking ignores the gains possible with other learning.
University of Texas history professor Jeremi Suri says the goal of education goes beyond preparation for employment.
Professor Suri says today more than ever, workplace success depends on good communication, and an ability to work well with others as a team.庄园新技术高中共有332名学生，其中68%是少数民族，52%来自贫困家庭。这所位于德克萨斯州的学校在2011年有97%的毕业生进入了大学，2012年所有毕业生都进入了大学。然而大多数学校并不具备庄园新技术高中拥有的财政支持。该校得到了私营机构、州政府和联邦政府的资金支持。但技术学校有时候被批评不够重视艺术和社会科学。
去年，德克萨斯州州长里克·斯科特建议停止对心理学和人类学等大学课程的州政府财政援助。其目的在于能把更多的钱投入到他所说的能够为人们提供就业岗位的STEM课程中。但一些教育工作者表示，这种想法忽略了在其他学习中可能得到的收获。
德克萨斯大学历史教授杰芮米·苏瑞表示，教育的目的不仅仅是为就业做准备。
苏瑞教授说，如今职场成功比以往任何时候都更依赖于良好的沟通能力和团队精神。