It is the responsibility of educators to help their students live satisfying, responsible lives. However well or badly universities perform this task, their efforts to succeed at it are worth fighting for and deserve their governments’ recognition and encouragement.
教育工作者有责任帮助学生实现满意、负责任的生活。抛开大学执行这项任务的好坏不论，他们为成功所付出的努力值得为之奋斗，并且应该得到政府的鼓励和认可。归根结底，正如路易斯·布兰代斯所指出的那样：无论好坏，我们的政府是最无处不在的有力的老师。”如果我们的领导人把教育仅仅作为获得工作和金钱的手段，那么年轻人最终也这样认为就没有什么值得大惊小怪的。