• What is an educated person?

    2006-02-27

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    Once in a class, the teacher told us that the notion of what an educated person is is often discussed in education department. All of us laughed, for this topic seems to be a little theoretic. However, the more I think about curriculum development, the more important I feel to identify my view on what an educated person is.

    As the key means to achieve the aim of education, curriculum takes the responsibility to ensure children of happy life both at present and in the future. However, in Professor Zhong Qiquan’s work, he said knowledge and skills are the element of curriculum. I wonder whether it is enough. In last winter vocation, my little brother, who is studying in senior school, talked with me about the significant of study. It seemed he was lack of motivity to learn. Do all these children know why they are made to work hard and what they study for? They burden their parents’ expectation and live in great pressure. Some children adapt to this trend and several fortunate ones make excellent performance in study, while some others have never been persuaded to study hard. How can we give these ones a hand? What kind of excuses can help them change? Do these rational excuses exist? Some educators try to solve this problem by adapting the curriculum to children’s interests. I also doubt about this approach.

    As I am concerned, I’m lucky to belong to former ones. And I know why I study when I nearly finish schooling. And the problem is that it is long- time education that has me know the meaning of study. How an interesting self-contradiction!  

    Do I make a fuss about an imaginary illness?

    What’s your opinion?


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  • 很佩服你能用英文写出自己对这样一个话题的看法......
    教育体制的矛盾一直存在并为很多人所知,却也一直不能得到解决.
    不能改变的时候能做的应该只有适应吧,希望将来我做了老师,至少能带给学生们有趣和快乐的英语课堂...