Six years ago, Ann graduated(毕业)from college with a degreein Art. Now she is twenty-nine and works for a large computer company. She takes classes twice a week after work. She is learning to use the computer program PowerPoint. "I enjoyed the college, but my job doesn't use the information I learned at college." Ann says. "The course(课程)is helping me to do my job better. "
In the past, when students graduated from college and got a job, they usually stopped studying. Today, lifelong learning is becoming more common. In many countries, some people come back to school in their late twenties, thirties, or even older to get a higher degree, Mote people are taking training courses to improve(提高)their working skills after work. People can also get degrees or training through the Internet.
Ann's sixty-year-old mother and father are taking courses in Art and Music. "We love these two subjects. Learning is so much fun." they say happily. "It's never too old to learn."