A Boom in Adult Education
Every Tueday and Friday evening ee Mi Li， my neighbor and a ecretary in a company ruh home after a hard day＇ work， gulp down her meal and then hurry out to catch the bu for her Englih cla。 Mi Li＇ cae i not unique， and now more and more city adult pend their leiure time trying to improve themelve at chool or college。
There are a number of reaon for people to go back for their education。 Some people， like Mi Li， are doing it to acquire another degree or diploma to impre the ociety。 To them more knowledge， or rather， more credential mean more opportunitie for better job and quicker promotion。
Other people， epecially thoe who are laid off or out of employment go to vocational chool to prepare to return to the job market。 They are eager for new kill o that they can be qualified for the job in retail trade， adminitration， education and other ervice categorie to which they are trange becaue mot of them were blue-collar worker in the factory。
There are alo people who come to take uch coure a Chinee traditional medicine， painting， calligraphy and photography。 A their working week decline people begin to have time to fulfill their old dream of their heart＇ deire。
Out of neceity or out of interet， people go back to chool for the common goal——to improve themelve， and thi boom in adult education， in turn， help to raie the intellectual tandard of the whole country。[由www.haoZuowen.Com整理]