{"id":3586,"date":"2013-09-12T07:52:34","date_gmt":"2013-09-12T00:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/science-technology.vn\/?p=3586"},"modified":"2013-09-12T07:52:34","modified_gmt":"2013-09-12T00:52:34","slug":"doi-thoai-voi-sinh-vien-lon-tuoi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/?p=3586","title":{"rendered":"\u0110\u1ed1i tho\u1ea1i v\u1edbi sinh vi\u00ean l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i"},"content":{"rendered":"

N\u0103m nay ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh b\u1eb1ng Th\u1ea1c s\u0129 c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 k\u0129 ngh\u1ec7 ph\u1ea7n m\u1ec1m c\u00f3 n\u0103m sinh vi\u00ean l\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i h\u01a1n h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c. Eric l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 b\u00e1o 40 tu\u1ed5i \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c cho m\u1ed9t t\u1edd b\u00e1o trong 15 n\u0103m v\u00e0 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1eddng. Trong \u0111\u1ed1i tho\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i v\u1edbi anh ta, anh ta n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng anh ta mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t ngh\u1ec1 m\u1edbi v\u00e0 anh ta \u0111\u00e3 ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0nh nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u t\u1eadp trung r\u1ed3i quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh r\u1eb1ng l\u00e0 k\u0129 s\u01b0 ph\u1ea7n m\u1ec1m t\u1ea1i tu\u1ed5i anh ta v\u1eabn x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng v\u1edbi n\u00f3.<\/span><\/p>\n

T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi: \u201cB\u1ea1n mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m g\u00ec sau khi k\u1ebft th\u00fac ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang t\u00f4i?\u201d<\/p>\n

Eric n\u00f3i: \u201cEm mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t k\u0129 s\u01b0 ph\u1ea7n m\u1ec1m hay ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00ed d\u1ef1 \u00e1n. Em c\u00f3 kinh nghi\u1ec7m l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 b\u00e1o \u0111\u00e3 vi\u1ebft nhi\u1ec1u b\u00e0i c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 ti\u1ebfn h\u00e0ng ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u b\u00e1o, t\u1ea1p ch\u00ed tr\u1ef1c tuy\u1ebfn v\u00e0 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ti\u1ec7n x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i nh\u01b0 Facebook, Twitter kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ch\u1ed7 cho nh\u00e0 b\u00e1o chuy\u00ean nghi\u1ec7p nh\u01b0 em th\u00eam n\u1eefa. Thay v\u00ec ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ngh\u1ec1 s\u00fat gi\u1ea3m, em mu\u1ed1n c\u00f3 ngh\u1ec1 m\u1edbi. T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean v\u1edbi l\u01b0\u01a1ng kh\u1edfi \u0111i\u1ec3m tr\u00ean $100,000 cho v\u1ecb tr\u00ed m\u1ee9c v\u00e0o ngh\u1ec1, \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f2n t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u so v\u1edbi l\u01b0\u01a1ng ngh\u1ec1 15 n\u0103m c\u1ee7a em qu\u00e3ng $62,000 nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00e0 b\u00e1o. Em bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng em ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 hai n\u0103m v\u00e0o gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 v\u1eabn x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng v\u1edbi \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3.\u201d<\/p>\n

T\u00f4i h\u1ecfi: \u201cT\u1eeb l\u00fac b\u1ea1n tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1eddng, b\u1ea1n c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y th\u1ebf n\u00e0o?\u201d<\/p>\n

Eric n\u00f3i r\u1eb1ng anh ta c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng tho\u1ea3i m\u00e1i sau nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m th\u1ebf xa tr\u01b0\u1eddng: \u201cKh\u00f4ng d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng g\u00ec cho ai \u0111\u00f3 v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ed9 tu\u1ed5i em. Em \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 gia \u0111\u00ecnh v\u1edbi c\u00e1c tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m (Anh ta c\u00f3 hai con c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb) v\u00e0 em kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 d\u00e0nh to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 th\u1eddi gian \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp nh\u01b0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c. Nh\u01b0ng em c\u00f3 \u01b0u th\u1ebf, em bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u em mu\u1ed1n v\u00e0 em c\u00f3 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u01b0\u1edbng r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea1t t\u1edbi m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a em khi ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3.\u201d<\/p>\n

Patrick l\u00e0 nh\u00e0 ph\u00e2n t\u00edch t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh 35 tu\u1ed5i, m\u1ea5t vi\u1ec7c trong cu\u1ed9c kh\u1ee7ng ho\u1ea3ng t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh. Anh ta \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd v\u1edbi Eric r\u1eb1ng tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1eddng l\u00e0 kh\u00f3 cho sinh vi\u00ean l\u1edbn tu\u1ed5i h\u01a1n nh\u01b0ng anh ta c\u00f3 \u00fd ki\u1ebfn kh\u00e1c: \u201cEm bi\u1ebft n\u00f3 l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng sau khi l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m nh\u01b0ng v\u1edbi em kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 c\u1ea1nh tranh v\u1edbi sinh vi\u00ean tr\u1ebb h\u01a1n. Em ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean l\u00e0 sinh vi\u00ean tr\u1ebb h\u01a1n ng\u00e0y nay c\u00f3 t\u00ednh c\u1ea1nh tranh th\u1ebf v\u00e0 h\u1ecd l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c ch\u0103m ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea1t t\u1edbi \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u1ecd mu\u1ed1n. Th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 n\u00e0y l\u00e0 r\u1ea5t kh\u00e1c v\u1edbi th\u1eddi khi em v\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u1eddng m\u01b0\u1eddi n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c l\u1edbn cho em nh\u01b0ng em bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u em mu\u1ed1n v\u00ec v\u1edbi kinh nghi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a em trong t\u00e0i ch\u00ednh t\u1ed5 h\u1ee3p v\u1edbi k\u0129 n\u0103ng ph\u1ea7n m\u1ec1m, em bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n v\u00e0 l\u00e0m ra \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n \u0111i\u1ec1u em \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m trong qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mark l\u00e0 th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o tr\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ed5 th\u00f4ng 28 tu\u1ed5i. Anh ta n\u00f3i: \u201cEm \u0111\u00e3 ph\u1ea1m ph\u1ea3i sai l\u1ea7m \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o. Khi em v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, em \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ecdn l\u0129nh v\u1ef1c h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp d\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea5p. Em kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 ph\u01b0\u01a1ng h\u01b0\u1edbng cho n\u00ean l\u0129nh v\u1ef1c gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 l\u00e0 ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a t\u1ed1t. Tuy nhi\u00ean en kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch d\u1ea1y h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 sau v\u00e0i n\u0103m trong vi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y, em th\u1ea5t v\u1ecdng v\u1edbi b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh. Em ti\u1ebfc l\u00e0 em \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 l\u1eadp k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch ngh\u1ec1 nghi\u1ec7p khi em c\u00f2n tr\u1ebb h\u01a1n. Em ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc nh\u01b0 h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m ngh\u00ecn ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1ebb h\u01a1n. Em \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u em mu\u1ed1n cho n\u00ean em l\u00e0m ph\u00ed ho\u00e0i nhi\u1ec1u th\u1eddi gian qu\u00ed gi\u00e1 v\u00e0o nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ea7m th\u01b0\u1eddng. B\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc k\u0129 n\u0103ng kh\u00e1c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 cho em vi\u1ec5n c\u1ea3nh t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kirk l\u00e0 “c\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i” 35 tu\u1ed5i. Anh ta gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch: \u201cEm h\u1ecdc tri\u1ebft h\u1ecdc \u1edf \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, Sau khi t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p em du h\u00e0nh qua nhi\u1ec1u n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c t\u1eeb thi\u1ec7n nh\u01b0ng m\u1ecdi s\u1ef1 kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u01b0 em mong \u0111\u1ee3i. Sau m\u01b0\u1eddi n\u0103m l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u00ecnh nguy\u1ec7n x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i em \u0111\u00e3 b\u1ecb v\u1ee1 m\u1ed9ng. C\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c t\u1eeb thi\u1ec7n ph\u1ee9c t\u1ea1p h\u01a1n em ngh\u0129 v\u00e0 em h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc l\u1edbn trong \u0111\u1eddi. Khi b\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m, l\u01b0\u01a1ng v\u00e0 ngh\u1ec1 t\u1ed1t, b\u1ea1n ch\u1ec9 “n\u1ed5i trong \u0111\u1eddi”, c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 chi\u1ebfc l\u00e1 trong d\u00f2ng s\u00f4ng m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft li\u1ec7u b\u1ea1n s\u1ebd k\u1ebft th\u00fac \u1edf \u0111\u00e2u. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd em tin tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc ph\u1ea7n m\u1ec1m l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t \u0111\u1ec3 x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi em v\u00e0 cho d\u00f9 \u1edf tu\u1ed5i 35 c\u0169ng l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e1 tr\u1ec5.\u201d<\/p>\n

M\u1ed9t \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t v\u1ec1 h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c \u1edf M\u0129 l\u00e0 n\u00f3 d\u00e0nh cho m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi, b\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 tu\u1ed5i t\u00e1c c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n. M\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1edf l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 h\u1ecdc b\u1ea5t k\u00ec c\u00e1i g\u00ec h\u1ecd mu\u1ed1n v\u00e0o b\u1ea5t k\u00ec l\u00fac v\u00e0o v\u00e0 b\u1ea5t k\u00ec tu\u1ed5i n\u00e0o. H\u1ecdc li\u00ean t\u1ee5c v\u00e0 h\u1ecdc c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1eddi th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 b\u1eaft r\u1ec5 \u1edf M\u0129. T\u1ea1i CMU, c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u sinh vi\u00ean gi\u00e0 h\u01a1n trong \u0111\u1ed9 tu\u1ed5i 50 v\u00e0 60, nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u1ec1 h\u01b0u kh\u1ecfi c\u00f4ng vi\u1ec7c r\u1ed3i quay l\u1ea1i tr\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0ng h\u1ea7u h\u1ebft h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec1u h\u1ecdc c\u00e1c m\u00f4n v\u1ec1 l\u1ecbch s\u1eed, tri\u1ebft h\u1ecdc, thi\u00ean v\u0103n h\u1ecdc, v\u00e0 ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m phong ph\u00fa cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng g\u1eb7p ai trong k\u0129 ngh\u1ec7 hay m\u00e1y t\u00ednh nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i ch\u1eafc s\u1ebd c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai.<\/p>\n

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—English version—<\/p>\n

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Conversation with aldult students<\/p>\n

This year my Master\u2019s degree program in software engineering have five students who are older than most. Eric is a 40-year-old journalist who had worked for a newspaper for 15 years and decided to go back to school. During my conversation with him, he says that he wants a new career and he have conducted intensive research then decided that being a software engineer even at his age is still worth it.<\/p>\n

I asked: \u201cWhat do you want to do after finish our program?\u201d<\/p>\n

Eric said: \u201cI like to work as a software engineer or software project manager. I have experience as a journalist who have written many articles as well as conduct interviews but with so many on line newspapers, magazines, and social media such as Facebook, Twitter there is no place for a professional journalist like me anymore. Instead of continue with a diminishing career, I want to have a new career. Of course with a starting salary over $100,000 for entry level position, it is much better than my 15 years career salary of $62,000 as a journalist. I know that I have to invest two years in education but it is still worth it.\u201d<\/p>\n

I asked: \u201cSince you are back in school, how do you feel?\u201d<\/p>\n

Eric said that he felt uncomfortable after so many years away from school: \u201cIt is not easy for someone at my age. I already have a family with responsibilities (He has two young children) and I cannot spend all my time to study like others. But I do have an advantage, I know what I want and I have a clear direction to achieve my educational goals when others may not.\u201d<\/p>\n

Patrick is a 35 years old financial analyst who lost his job during the financial crisis. He agreed with Eric that returning to school was difficult for older students but he had different opinion: \u201cI know it is not easy after working for several years but to me the most difficulty is to compete with younger students. I am surprised that younger students today are so competitive and they work hard to achieve what they want. This generation is very different from the time when I went to school ten years ago. That is a big challenge for me but I know what I want because with my experience in finance combine with software skills, I know that I can get better job and make more than what I have made in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mark is a 28 years old high school teacher. He said: \u201cI had made a big mistake to be a teacher. When I went to college, I selected the easiest field of study just to get a degree. I had no direction so education field seemed to be a good choice. However I did not like teaching and after few years in this job, I got frustrated with myself. I regretted that I did not know about career planning when I was younger. I just went to college like hundred thousands of younger people. I did not know what I wanted so I waste a lot of precious time on trivial things. By returning to school to learn another skills may give me better perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kirk is a 35 years old \u201csocial workers\u201d. He explained: \u201cI studied philosophy in college. After graduated I travelled to many countries to do charity works but things did not turned out as expected. After ten years of social volunteer works I was disillusioned. Charity work is complicated than I think and I learned a big lesson in life. When you do not have a good job, salary and a career, you just \u201cfloat in life\u201d, just like a leaf in the river without knowing where you will end up. Now I believe go back to school to learn software is the best thing to rebuild my life and even at 35 it is not too late.\u201d<\/p>\n

One special thing about the education system in the U.S is that it is for everyone, regardless of your age. People can go back to school and learn whatever they want at anytime and any age. Continuous learning and lifelong learning really takes roots in the U.S. At CMU, there are several older students in the 50s and 60s who retired from work then go back to school but most of them are taking courses in history, philosophy, astronomy, and arts to enrich their life. I have not met anyone in engineering or computer yet but I am sure there will be some in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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