By the age of seven, children are already facing limits on their future aspirations in work, according to a report from the OECD international economics think tank.
Andreas Schleicher, the OECD’s director of education and skills, says “talent is being wasted” because of ingrained stereotyping about social background, gender and race.
He is backing a project from the Education and Employers careers charity to give children a wider understanding of the range of jobs available.
face vt.面对
limit on 限制
aspire v.渴望 aspired to
aspiration n.抱负;志向
think tank 智库
director n.主任
is being
being是be的现在分词形式,用于被动语态的进行时(或进行时的被动语态)。比如she is always being criticized她总是处于被批评的状态,be criticized 被批评,be being critized 正在被批评
ingrained adj.根深蒂固的 (rooted)
Morals tend to be deeply ingrained/rooted. 道德观念往往根深蒂固
stereotype n.偏见
race n.比赛竞争
back vt.资助 (sponsor)
charity n.慈善
在7岁时,儿童已经面对他们未来志向的限制,根据经合组织国际经济智库的报告。
经合组织的教育与技能部主任xx说:“天赋正在被浪费”。因为根深蒂固的偏见关于社会背景,性别和社会竞争。
他正在资助一个从教育和雇主职业慈善组织的项目去给儿童一个广泛的理解在现有的工作范围中。