Education+vocabulary


 * Education**

preoccupation with obsession with It's linked to to be conspicuously successful urgency to do something make an instant and dramatic difference to achievements enable smb to do sth excel at to attain results endeavours impressive list of extracurricular activities smart and motivated students relevant work experience devote our time to something a perfect fit for volunteering jobs unpaid internships enhance chances

the overwhelming majority make ones living advanced schooling considerable theoretical knowledge knowledge technologists a substantial amount of theoretical knowledge skilled workers unskilled manual workers continuing education to keep their knowledge up to date high-knowledge professionals educational institutions to meet new requirements well-trained highly knowledgeable highly educated knowledge society information revolution enormous impact on education upward mobility reach outstanding levels of achievement the psychological pressures emotional traumas suffer sleep deprivation prestige university viciously competitive society non-competitive life serious outside interests

raise the education leaving age best possible chance of success later in life to commit crimes suffer ill-health get involved in anti-social behaviour boosts earning power advanced apprenticeship to motivate young people to stay in learning strengthenedGCSEs to do well in life young people drop out end up in dead-end jobs prospects of promotion or advancement labour market tough economic conditions evolving education system requirements of employers to tackle stubborn problems financial incentives the educational maintenance allowances rigour and demands of life