第一篇:教育类作文素材
教育类作文素材
导读:教育类,其实教育投资的回报远远大于经济的回报,最该反思的是大学教育和大学生本人,大学教育的培养目标和专业设置要更加接地气,“教育业应跟上时代的步伐,2014届高三议论文写作专题作文素材之文化类,让高考更加体现教育公平,“滚去学习”励志背后的教育悲情,美国著名教育家杜威认为,“教育只是生活的过程,明知道功利化教育不可取,却又身不由己地被裹挟在教育流水线上,又有多少孩子愿意在应试教育的道路上绝尘狼
教育类作文素材
教育类
【现象一】
上大学值不值?“读书无用”引争议
9月1日,是许多高校开学的日子。在大一新生们开始忙着迎接大学生活时,玲玲却在为上大学的事和父亲进行着一轮又一轮的谈判。虽然拿到了成都某高校的本科录取通知书,但玲玲的父亲却固执地认为“读书无用”,不愿“扔几万学费进去打水漂”。
19岁的玲玲出生在川北的一个小村子。父母原本是面朝黄土背朝天的农民,读完小学后,就开始自己做小生意。5年前,觉得成都是大城市,更好赚钱,父母便带着玲玲和弟弟举家搬到了成都,全款买了一套房和一个小铺面,靠着这个铺面做着小生意。“我们家经济条件不错,不缺上大学的钱。”玲玲说,父亲反对的原因主要是认为上大学没什么用。去年,玲玲考上了三本。但她觉得成绩不理想,就决定复读。与父亲进行了长达一周的“谈判”之后,她征得了父亲的同意。
复读一年,她终于考上了自己满意的成都某高校本科,却再次遭到父亲的反对。父亲是这样认为的:大学4年学费加生活费要8万,如果高中一毕业就打工,4年至少可赚8万,一来一回就是16万。这16万拿去做首付买房子,或者开个店做生意都能赚钱。拿去读大学,毕业后也许找不到工作,或者找一个工作每个月就两三千元,又要四五年才能赚回这16万。而玲玲却认为只有读大学,才能让自己更有修养、更有层次,读大学是对一个人综合素质的提升,“我不想成为只会做小生意的人,不想过父亲那样的生活——思想封闭,眼界和层次低,没有任何精神追求。”
【观点一】
知识就是力量
英国唯物主义哲学家、思想家弗朗西斯 培根说过:“知识就是力量。”我们也通常说:“知识改变命运。”知识是通过读书和学习获得的。现在由于社会经济大潮的冲击,一些目光短浅的人受各方面因素的影响,认为读书无用。其实不然,读书的确可以改变命运,这不只是让一些贫困者改变窘困的现状,更能开阔一个人的眼界,提升一个人的素质,锻炼一个人的能力,是对一个人整体的提高,这比单纯的“有钱”更重要。认真读书、学习,用知识来充实自己的头脑,真的可以成为更有力量的人。
【观点二】
读书完善自我
玲玲说:“我不想成为只会做小生意的人,不想过父亲那样的生活——思想封闭,眼界和层次低,没有任何精神追求。”这说明这个19岁的女孩已经知道,读书不只是获取世俗意义上“成功”的一种途径,更重要的是通过读书来实现自己的精神追求。随着市场经济的日益发展,物质化、功利化意识深深地植根于人们的脑海中,一切东西都得用金钱衡量,就连读书也要考虑化不划算,这就使读书带上了很强的功利性。其实,读书归根结底是为了完善自我,人除了物质,还需要精神。【评论】
父亲拒绝女儿上大学,谁最该反思?
成都女孩玲玲考上大学本科,父亲虽然有钱供她读书,但认为“上大学无用”而拒绝提供学费和生活费,这条新闻引起了广泛争论。昨日,一万多名网友在参与大成网专题调查投票时,七成网友均认为“读大学不是唯一出路,在哪里都可以学习”。55名热心市民则打进热线表示,不读大学肯定会遗憾,如果玲玲父亲仍然拒绝,他们愿意资助玲玲读书。(9月2日《成都商报》)父亲的态度明显是新时期“读书无用论”的折射,单纯从投资的角度看不能说父亲没有道理。许多人读大学,使本不富裕的家庭变得穷困潦倒。这倒不说,一个大学下来,就不了业,干不了事,又回到了“原点”,应验了“百无一用是书生”的古话,经济的投资也得不到快捷的回报,似乎“竹篮打水一场空”。可以说,这种现象具有普遍性,无疑也就使“读书无用论”越发有了市场。
读书真的无用吗?其实这是个伪命题。读书肯定是有用的,道理很浅显,几乎不值一辩。且不说古人的“书中自有黄金屋”之说,就是今人的“合格公民”之需也当读书。更有“修齐治平” 的远大理想都离不开读书。读书的回报,不仅仅是用金钱来衡量,还需从安身立命综合素养等方面来考量。
七成网友反对读大学的注脚是:“上大学并不是唯一出路。”这观点也并没彻底否定读大学。是的,不读大学也可以通过其他途径自学成才,但就知识点积累而言,走的歪路至少会更多。真正的发展,还是要多读书。读了大学,就会有个新的高度,就会有了更多的资质条件,无论是“敲门砖”还是“入门票”,都会有个很好的起点。
其实读大学是有用的,父亲的眼光很短浅,不客气地说还有点太功利太自私。其实教育投资的回报远远大于经济的回报,从人生角度考量,是“一本万利”的投资。父亲不能舍不得钱,说什么“可明明知道她(的选择)是错的,却还要去支持她,这点我做不到。”“书读得越多的人越迂腐,连基本生活自理都不会了。”这些观点都是很偏执的。
面对父亲的拒绝和七成网友的反对,最该反思的是大学教育和大学生本人。大学教育的培养目标和专业设置要更加接地气,要让大学毕业生变成香饽饽,让人看到可观的“回报”。每一个大学生都要奋发图强,刻苦学习,挽回自身形象。不能把宝贵的大学时光用于打游戏谈恋爱。逃课享乐成风,挂科成为家常便饭,考试就舞弊,一学期下来课本几乎没翻开过。大学成了走过场,混张文凭出社会。我想,当这一切得到了改观,逆袭了旧有形象,像父亲的“读书无用论”就没有了市场。
【现象二】
犀利标语:不是高富帅,就滚去学习!
每个备战高考的高三班级可能都悬挂过励志标语,“宝剑锋从磨砺出,梅花香自苦寒来”“聪明出于勤奋,天才在于积累”等老生常谈似乎已经过时,如今出现了很多如“只要学不死,就往死里学!”“不学习的女人只有两个下场:逛不完的菜市场,传不完的地摊货。不学习的男人只有两个下场:穿不完的阿迪吊丝,捡不完的破瓶烂罐。”等不走寻常路的标语。而四川内江一所中学的某高三班级则把论语和网络流行语相结合,打出了自己班另类冲刺标语:“五日三省吾身:高否?富否?帅否?否,滚去学习!”
据了解,该标语是一位同学提出后,经过全班公选后悬挂的。公选程序的进行,让该班班主任从最初的“不太认可”到最终“表示赞成”。而该校政教处主人表示,尽管“高富帅”价值观并不可取,“滚去学习”的“滚”字又颇为犀利,但会尊重每个班的班级文化。他还提到,在这个信息网络化时代,学生们从网络上获得的信息较多,网络用语相对而言更加贴近他们的生活,用网络用语来做冲刺标语也无可厚非,“教育业应跟上时代的步伐,给予学生们相对宽松的学习和成长环境。”
【观点一】
情感宣泄
高考临近,学生会顿觉压力,带有“高富帅”等字眼的标语本身也是一种情绪宣泄,有利于他们的身心平衡。另外,古代诗词、名人语录等励志标语在学生们那里已经出现审美疲劳。确切地说已无法激发他们学习的热情,喧嚣的网络时代,他们需要更具个性化、更出彩的标语,以激励自己或调侃自己。将成为高富帅作为高考目的并无“原罪”,也不低劣,不必给予过渡解读和阐释。一群刚刚向社会睁开好奇眼睛的年轻人,他们为各自人生的幸福美好而奋斗,在这个过程中,来一点“口味有点重”却无伤大雅的“调侃”式激励和娱乐的“花絮”,又有什么大不了的呢?年轻的时候,“奋斗”终究比没有奋斗过要值得怀念,“功利”或“势利”色彩的“花絮”,无损它的价值,只是青春的一种年轮。
【观点二】
期待公平
在流行拼爹的年代,对平民子弟来讲,班级挂出如此犀利标语也是实话实说,折射出对社会不公的焦虑心态,不失励志意义。我们可以看到,“从高分到低分录取”仍然是公众普遍认可的公平竞争规则。这种“一刀切”的招生模式固然容易扼杀特殊人才,但是在当前的制度语境下,越是“一刀切”的政策,权力介入的空间越小。在目前的国情下,高考是必须的,而且是相对公正的人才选拔办法,也是亿万平民子弟改变命运的主要途径。完善当前的高考制度,规范高考自主招生制度,清理升学加分政策,并把高考招生程序和信息放到阳光下曝晒,让权力魔力失效。
2014届高三议论文写作专题 作文素材之文化类
让高考更加体现教育公平,让平民子弟拭目以待,这是我们需要努力的方向。否则,如果高考制度不公,即便屌丝考生都“滚”去学习,也拼不过高富帅特别是管二代、富二代。
【评论】
“滚去学习”励志背后的教育悲情
“吾日三省吾身:高否?富否?帅否?否,滚去学习!”这是悬挂在四川省内江市第六中高三(14)班黑板上方的另类冲刺标语。记者获悉,该标语是在一位同学提出后,经过全班公选后悬挂的。公选程序的进行,让该班班主任从最初的“不太认可”到最终“表示赞成”。
急剧的社会变迁,在励志标语上留下厚重的时代印记。不论是“不努力当屌丝”,还是“没有高考,你拼得过富二代吗”,抑或是“滚去学习”,都异曲同工地说明:社会阶层生存状态的鲜明反差,让人人渴望“出人头地”;然而,对于无数渴望“争上游”的社会底层来说,高考这条狭小逼仄的“独木桥”,依然是改变命运的路径。
作为一个身份界定的词汇,“高富帅”揭示了有钱人在日常生活和婚恋市场上的抢手地位。当一个社会习惯用财富来衡量一段生活的好坏,并乐于在文化上建构这样的标准的时候,缺少优越家庭背景和现实物质财富的“屌丝”就成为失败者。当先天的“高富帅”可遇不可求,通过后天的努力摆脱“屌丝”的命运便具备了励志意义。
社会流动藩篱越树越高,通过高考寻找一种人生突破的可能,成为寒门子弟最大的希望所在。与早年“学好数理化,走遍天下都不怕”的自信与豪迈相比,“滚去学习”多了一份决绝与艰辛。为了在未来拥有一条光明大道,学生们不惜矮化自己、鞭笞自己,逼迫自己“往死里学”,成为一种悲壮得近乎残酷的励志。
“滚去学习”的潜台词,是通过高考“飞上枝头变凤凰”,与社会底层拉开距离。换言之,“滚去学习”的动力是追求更加富足的物质生活,而不是追求更为丰盈的精神世界。过于关注物质生活和知识学习,却忽视了精神世界的发育与建设,是对励志的片面化解读。
美国著名教育家杜威认为,“教育只是生活的过程,而不是将来生活的预备”。可是,现实却令人无奈,明知道功利化教育不可取,却又身不由己地被裹挟在教育流水线上。“滚去学习”的现实与庸俗,不过是阶层固化的产物。倘若社会流动的路径多元,又有多少孩子愿意在应试教育的道路上绝尘狼奔?
“滚去学习”的励志标语,是高中生价值观的外部投影。我们当然希望他们能够走出认知误区,但是,要改变这种根深蒂固的观念,需要社会提供更多向上流动的渠道。只有这样,才拥有改变他们观念的更多的机会。
课堂笔记,手写还是拍照?
新学期开始,同学们又回归了课堂。不过,有人发现如今的大学课堂出现了一道“新风景”——课堂笔记“升级”了,同学们不再担心记不下这么多的内容了,而是用手机拍照代替了纸笔记录。
曾有记者采访武汉某大学的学生和老师,有学生说:“手写有点麻烦,直接拍下来很方便。”不过他也表示,虽然拍下来,但一时半会不会去看,一般都是快考试复习的时候,才会把照片翻出来看。另一位同学则觉得,课堂上拍照很方便,但回寝室之后就头大了,根本懒得整理,最后啥也没干。有时直接找老师拷贝一份PPT可见,也很省事。并且,拍照会影响听课的注意力,思维会被打断。
被采访的老师反而不介意,表示拍照做笔记是可以接受的,只要关掉快门的“咔咔”声,关掉闪光灯,不影响课堂秩序就行。因为现在都是多媒体教学,PPT课件内容很多,由于版权问题,也不是每位老师都愿意让学生拷贝。拍照之后回去再整理是可以理解的。
在这个科技时代,课堂笔记也“与时俱进”了,这是好事还是坏事呢?
【现象三】
大学课堂的手机“拍拍族”
“同学们,现在我正在讲的内容非常重要,请大家务必记下来!”老师话音未落,“咔嚓”“咔嚓”一声声清脆的快门声便随之响起。“大家倒是挺会利用先进工具的,时代在进步,学习习惯也在改变啊!”面对此情此景,老师无奈地给自己找着借口。
第二篇:教育类 雅思大作文素材
教育类话题涉及面很广,主要考察教育方法和教育内容,儿童教育,青少年教育等。
总体说来,教育对孩子的影响可以从智力,知识,体育,道德,社交和实践几个方面去探讨。写法: 1 让步反驳 起承转合加让步总结
智力方面:
提高学习能力,扩大知识面,适应社会发展。
Enhance intellectual abilities ,widen scope of knowledge , adapt oneself to the development of society
体育方面:养成良好的生活习惯,保持身心健康。
Maintain a healthy lifestyle as well as physical and psychological well-being
道德方面:符合社会道德标准:adhere to code of conduct 社会实践方面:
cultivate logical thinking培养逻辑思维
Develop Our Creative Mind培养我们创造性思维 tap one’s potential挖掘某人的潜能 undertake the due obligations承担责任
face possible pressure and competition迎接可能的压力和竞争 cultivate a strong sense of responsibility 勇于承担责任
教育类话题短语总结:
enrich the teaching method丰富教育手段 multimedia teaching多媒体教学
vocational education职业教育 cradle of culture文化摇篮 thought-provoking引人深思的 enlightening予以人启迪的 far-reaching深远的 never-ending永不停息的 overwhelming压倒一切的
give a big push to the development of education给予教育极大的推动 education for all-round development全面发展教育 exam-oriented education应试教育 quality-oriented education 素质教育 knowledge-intensive知识密集型的
keep skills fresh and up-to-date使得技能可以与时俱进 enlarge one’s view拓展知识面 realize the value of life实现生命价值 broaden one’s horizons拓展知识面
grasp good communication skills掌握良好的交流技能 boost teamwork spirit 培养合作精神
cultivate one's taste and temperanment陶冶情操 combine ability with character 德才兼备 equal stress on integrity and abiliy 德才兼备 rote learning死记硬背 bias of culture文化偏见来源
cramming method of teaching 填鸭式教学 institutionalised teaching programme 教条主义教学 have a broader view of life 开阔视野
better personal resources to draw on 更多可利用的人脉资源
表示“我认为”: deem hold advocate that bolster the view that from my point of view to my way of thinking from my perspective
反对: disapprove of
object to(sth, doing sth)challenge… question…
my viewpoints conflict with…
小孩参加兼职工作的好处: 1 提高人际交往能力 enhance interpersonal skills 提高社会实践能力,扩大视野,提升动手能力 facilitate practical abilities expand ons’s vision elevate hands-on capabilities 3 渡过酝酿期,为未来做好准备 withstand the gestation period
pave the way for rosy future(lay a solid foundation for)培养团队合作精神,能更深入的了解社会,对个人成长有很大的好处 foster teamwork spirit gain better insight into society be rewarding to personal development可以赚取收入,减轻家庭负担
earn profits and relieve the financial burdens of families
小孩参加兼职工作的弊端: 耽误宝贵的学习时间,对于孩子来说,教育才是最重要的。
Give rise to many problems such as waste of precious studying time.For children, education should be given priority.小孩没有社会经验,可能会在兼职工作中遭受欺骗。
Due to lack of social experience,some children might run the risk of being cheated in the process of part-time jobs.学生种类:
Teenager
adolescent
juvenile University students : undergraduate
教育层次:
Grade school(elementary school)Junior school Senior/high school Tertiary education(高等教育)Advanced education(高级教育)
网络学习: Online learning Tele-education Virtual class(虚拟课堂)Distance learning远程学习e-learning
postgraduate 一边倒题目:
特点:A.What’s your opinion on this issue
B.What’s your opinion about..? 围绕文章或段落主题,写一句介绍性的话 注意:
1、完整的陈述句(前置,简介)
2、内容是单一主题
3、范围忌过于狭窄
让步反驳文章思路:
第一段:背景句+改写考题+观点好大与坏或坏大于好 主体段1:支持观点1 主体段2:支持观点2 主体段3:让步,承认对方观点的可取之处 结尾:总结(承认并存/分析主导原因)+建议
双边讨论思路:
前段:背景句+陈述不同看法+写作意图(3-4句话,40-50个词)主体段1:陈述正方观点+理由(6-8句,60-80词)主体段2:陈述反方观点(6-8句,60-80词)
尾段:重述双方观点+自己观点和理由或提出建议(4-5句,40-50词)
例子2
Some parents maintain that co-education is beter for their children while others believe it is better if boys and girls go to single-sex school.Discuss both views and give your own opinion.Beginning:
There is almost no single-sex school in China where males and females are equal under most circumstances.However, there have been schools catering exclusively to boys or girls in most western countries.Experiences in both types of scholl can be rewarding.Body1:
Co-education seems the natural mode of education.(TS)观点1
Males and females are not separated unless absolutely necessary.论证:
They can ride on the same bus, eat at the same restaurant and work in the same company.There is no justification to set up separate schools.观点2:
Besides, co-ed schools help to reduce the prejudice against the opposite sex.论证:
By mingling with one another on a daily basis, boys and girls can relinquish the stereotype view about the other sex.They may find that a girl can be as brave as any boy and that gossiping is also common among boys.Thus, we are equal.观点3:
Lastly, co-education is usually preferred because it resembles the real world.论证
After their graduation, those students won’t have difficulty adjusting to a world where the opposite sex also exists because they have learnt how to tolerate, appreciate and cooperate with each other in school.Body2:
On the other hand, single-sex schools have their unique appeals as well.(TS)观点1
Safety is regarded as the foremost reason for choosing those schools.论证:
Especially girls’ schools.It is safe to send one’s kids to a place where they won’t be seduced, molested or even assaulted by the other sex.Admittedly, this is to assume that none of the teachers and staff is criminally inclined.观点2:
In addition, the students can focus more on their study 论证:
Free from the burden of co-existing harmoniously with the opposite sex, boys and girls often turn their attention to scholarly pursuits.This might explain why many prominent scientists went to single-sex school at one time or another.观点3:
Last but definitely not the least, single-sex school bars the possibility of the much-dreaded puppy love(早恋)among students.论证:
This is reassuring as long as the parents have no qualm about their children being driven to homosexuality.Ending:
It might be gathered from the above that each type of school has its strength and weakness.Co-ed school seems a nature chioce for many, while single-sex school may be more suited for some.it rather depends on the individual.例子3
University should accept equal numbers of male and female students in every subject.Do you aggree or disaggree? Beginning:
Since the feminist movement, females have been enjoying increasingly equal opportunities as males do.They account for nearly half of college student population, some people thus demand complete equality in all subjects in terms of student number.I am, however, strongly against this proposal.Body1:
To begin with, the enrolment of men or women in each major should be dependent upon their respective academic performances(学习成绩)and overall abilities, rather than some unrealistic percentage quota.(TS)
论证:
Girls usually donot do well in science and thus have little chance of competing against boys in the math department.Similarly(同样的), it is hard to find boys studying education, for many of them just donot have the verbal skills or patience to become qualified teachers 内部总结:
Given the differences in their inherent abilities, it is right to expect boys and girls to have separate academic pursuits.Body2:
Besides, the natural interests of both sexes should be taken into consideration when we approach this issue.(TS)
论证:
By compelling some girls to study engineering merely to increase the female percentage, universities are forcing them to work against their natural inclination while denying other boys the chance of pursuiting their real interests.In general, it is as hard, for example, to persuade male students to learn embroidery as it is to coax a girl into studying anatomy.内部总结: Therefore, students should be given the freedom as to what subjects they would like to learn.Body3:
Further, education being a preparation for their future careers, universities should mark the fact that certain jobs are gender-specific.(TS)论证:
Take most manual work for example.It is physically unrealistic for a woman to be a construction worker, a plumber or a firefighter.At the same time, men can hardly succeed as nurses or kindergarten teachers.内部总结:
Understandably, gender differences shall be taken into consideration while students are still in college.Ending:
It is neither realistic nor necessary to recruit the same number of male and female students.It is not an issue of equality but a matter of choice.Given the difference in abilities and preferences, students shall be given the right to choose for themselves rather than be subject to certain arbitrary quotas stipulating the number of students for each sex.
第三篇:教育类作文素材
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教育类
【现象一】
上大学值不值?“读书无用”引争议
9月1日,是许多高校开学的日子。在大一新生们开始忙着迎接大学生活时,玲玲却在为上大学的事和父亲进行着一轮又一轮的谈判。虽然拿到了成都某高校的本科录取通知书,但玲玲的父亲却固执地认为“读书无用”,不愿“扔几万学费进去打水漂”。
19岁的玲玲出生在川北的一个小村子。父母原本是面朝黄土背朝天的农民,读完小学后,就开始自己做小生意。5年前,觉得成都是大城市,更好赚钱,父母便带着玲玲和弟弟举家搬到了成都,全款买了一套房和一个小铺面,靠着这个铺面做着小生意。“我们家经济条件不错,不缺上大学的钱。”玲玲说,父亲反对的原因主要是认为上大学没什么用。去年,玲玲考上了三本。但她觉得成绩不理想,就决定复读。与父亲进行了长达一周的“谈判”之后,她征得了父亲的同意。
复读一年,她终于考上了自己满意的成都某高校本科,却再次遭到父亲的反对。父亲是这样认为的:大学4年学费加生活费要8万,如果高中一毕业就打工,4年至少可赚8万,一来一回就是16万。这16万拿去做首付买房子,或者开个店做生意都能赚钱。拿去读大学,毕业后也许找不到工作,或者找一个工作每个月就两三千元,又要四五年才能赚回这16万。而玲玲却认为只有读大学,才能让自己更有修养、更有层次,读大学是对一个人综合素质的提升,“我不想成为只会做小生意的人,不想过父亲那样的生活——思想封闭,眼界和层次低,没有任何精神追求。”
【观点一】
知识就是力量
英国唯物主义哲学家、思想家弗朗西斯 培根说过:“知识就是力量。”我们也通常说:“知识改变命运。”知识是通过读书和学习获得的。现在由于社会经济大潮的冲击,一些目光短浅的人受各方面因素的影响,认为读书无用。其实不然,读书的确可以改变命运,这不只是让一些贫困者改变窘困的现状,更能开阔一个人的眼界,提升一个人的素质,锻炼一个人的能力,是对一个人整体的提高,这比单纯的“有钱”更重要。认真读书、学习,用知识来充实自己的头脑,真的可以成为更有力量的人。
【观点二】
读书完善自我玲玲说:“我不想成为只会做小生意的人,不想过父亲那样的生活——思想封闭,眼界和层次低,没有任何精神追求。”这说明这个19岁的女孩已经知道,读书不只是获取世俗意义上“成功”的一种途径,更重要的是通过读书来实现自己的精神追求。随着市场经济的日益发展,物质化、功利化意识深深地植根于人们的脑海中,一切东西都得用金钱衡量,就连读书也要考虑化不划算,这就使读书带上了很强的功利性。其实,读书归根结底是为了完善自我,人除了物质,还需要精神。【评论】
父亲拒绝女儿上大学,谁最该反思?
成都女孩玲玲考上大学本科,父亲虽然有钱供她读书,但认为“上大学无用”而拒绝提供学费和生活费,这条新闻引起了广泛争论。昨日,一万多名网友在参与大成网专题调查投票时,七成网友均认为“读大学不是唯一出路,在哪里都可以学习”。55名热心市民则打进热线表示,不读大学肯定会遗憾,如果玲玲父亲仍然拒绝,他们愿意资助玲玲读书。(9月2日《成都商报》)父亲的态度明显是新时期“读书无用论”的折射,单纯从投资的角度看不能说父亲没有道理。许多人读大学,使本不富裕的家庭变得穷困潦倒。这倒不说,一个大学下来,就不了业,干不了事,又回到了“原点”,应验了“百无一用是书生”的古话,经济的投资也得不到快捷的回报,似乎“竹篮打水一场空”。可以说,这种现象具有普遍性,无疑也就使“读书无用论”越发有了市场。
读书真的无用吗?其实这是个伪命题。读书肯定是有用的,道理很浅显,几乎不值一辩。且不说古人的“书中自有黄金屋”之说,就是今人的“合格公民”之需也当读书。更有“修齐治平” 1
2014届高三议论文写作专题作文素材之文化类的远大理想都离不开读书。读书的回报,不仅仅是用金钱来衡量,还需从安身立命综合素养等方面来考量。
七成网友反对读大学的注脚是:“上大学并不是唯一出路。”这观点也并没彻底否定读大学。是的,不读大学也可以通过其他途径自学成才,但就知识点积累而言,走的歪路至少会更多。真正的发展,还是要多读书。读了大学,就会有个新的高度,就会有了更多的资质条件,无论是“敲门砖”还是“入门票”,都会有个很好的起点。
其实读大学是有用的,父亲的眼光很短浅,不客气地说还有点太功利太自私。其实教育投资的回报远远大于经济的回报,从人生角度考量,是“一本万利”的投资。父亲不能舍不得钱,说什么“可明明知道她(的选择)是错的,却还要去支持她,这点我做不到。”“书读得越多的人越迂腐,连基本生活自理都不会了。”这些观点都是很偏执的。
面对父亲的拒绝和七成网友的反对,最该反思的是大学教育和大学生本人。大学教育的培养目标和专业设置要更加接地气,要让大学毕业生变成香饽饽,让人看到可观的“回报”。每一个大学生都要奋发图强,刻苦学习,挽回自身形象。不能把宝贵的大学时光用于打游戏谈恋爱。逃课享乐成风,挂科成为家常便饭,考试就舞弊,一学期下来课本几乎没翻开过。大学成了走过场,混张文凭出社会。我想,当这一切得到了改观,逆袭了旧有形象,像父亲的“读书无用论”就没有了市场。
【现象二】
犀利标语:不是高富帅,就滚去学习!
每个备战高考的高三班级可能都悬挂过励志标语,“宝剑锋从磨砺出,梅花香自苦寒来”“聪明出于勤奋,天才在于积累”等老生常谈似乎已经过时,如今出现了很多如“只要学不死,就往死里学!”“不学习的女人只有两个下场:逛不完的菜市场,传不完的地摊货。不学习的男人只有两个下场:穿不完的阿迪吊丝,捡不完的破瓶烂罐。”等不走寻常路的标语。而四川内江一所中学的某高三班级则把论语和网络流行语相结合,打出了自己班另类冲刺标语:“五日三省吾身:高否?富否?帅否?否,滚去学习!”
据了解,该标语是一位同学提出后,经过全班公选后悬挂的。公选程序的进行,让该班班主任从最初的“不太认可”到最终“表示赞成”。而该校政教处主人表示,尽管“高富帅”价值观并不可取,“滚去学习”的“滚”字又颇为犀利,但会尊重每个班的班级文化。他还提到,在这个信息网络化时代,学生们从网络上获得的信息较多,网络用语相对而言更加贴近他们的生活,用网络用语来做冲刺标语也无可厚非,“教育业应跟上时代的步伐,给予学生们相对宽松的学习和成长环境。”
【观点一】
情感宣泄
高考临近,学生会顿觉压力,带有“高富帅”等字眼的标语本身也是一种情绪宣泄,有利于他们的身心平衡。另外,古代诗词、名人语录等励志标语在学生们那里已经出现审美疲劳。确切地说已无法激发他们学习的热情,喧嚣的网络时代,他们需要更具个性化、更出彩的标语,以激励自己或调侃自己。将成为高富帅作为高考目的并无“原罪”,也不低劣,不必给予过渡解读和阐释。一群刚刚向社会睁开好奇眼睛的年轻人,他们为各自人生的幸福美好而奋斗,在这个过程中,来一点“口味有点重”却无伤大雅的“调侃”式激励和娱乐的“花絮”,又有什么大不了的呢?年轻的时候,“奋斗”终究比没有奋斗过要值得怀念,“功利”或“势利”色彩的“花絮”,无损它的价值,只是青春的一种年轮。
【观点二】
期待公平
在流行拼爹的年代,对平民子弟来讲,班级挂出如此犀利标语也是实话实说,折射出对社会不公的焦虑心态,不失励志意义。我们可以看到,“从高分到低分录取”仍然是公众普遍认可的公平竞争规则。这种“一刀切”的招生模式固然容易扼杀特殊人才,但是在当前的制度语境下,越是“一刀切”的政策,权力介入的空间越小。在目前的国情下,高考是必须的,而且是相对公正的人才选拔办法,也是亿万平民子弟改变命运的主要途径。完善当前的高考制度,规范高考自主招生制度,清理升学加分政策,并把高考招生程序和信息放到阳光下曝晒,让权力魔力失效。
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让高考更加体现教育公平,让平民子弟拭目以待,这是我们需要努力的方向。否则,如果高考制度不公,即便屌丝考生都“滚”去学习,也拼不过高富帅特别是管二代、富二代。
【评论】
“滚去学习”励志背后的教育悲情
“吾日三省吾身:高否?富否?帅否?否,滚去学习!”这是悬挂在四川省内江市第六中高三(14)班黑板上方的另类冲刺标语。记者获悉,该标语是在一位同学提出后,经过全班公选后悬挂的。公选程序的进行,让该班班主任从最初的“不太认可”到最终“表示赞成”。
急剧的社会变迁,在励志标语上留下厚重的时代印记。不论是“不努力当屌丝”,还是“没有高考,你拼得过富二代吗”,抑或是“滚去学习”,都异曲同工地说明:社会阶层生存状态的鲜明反差,让人人渴望“出人头地”;然而,对于无数渴望“争上游”的社会底层来说,高考这条狭小逼仄的“独木桥”,依然是改变命运的路径。
作为一个身份界定的词汇,“高富帅”揭示了有钱人在日常生活和婚恋市场上的抢手地位。当一个社会习惯用财富来衡量一段生活的好坏,并乐于在文化上建构这样的标准的时候,缺少优越家庭背景和现实物质财富的“屌丝”就成为失败者。当先天的“高富帅”可遇不可求,通过后天的努力摆脱“屌丝”的命运便具备了励志意义。
社会流动藩篱越树越高,通过高考寻找一种人生突破的可能,成为寒门子弟最大的希望所在。与早年“学好数理化,走遍天下都不怕”的自信与豪迈相比,“滚去学习”多了一份决绝与艰辛。为了在未来拥有一条光明大道,学生们不惜矮化自己、鞭笞自己,逼迫自己“往死里学”,成为一种悲壮得近乎残酷的励志。
“滚去学习”的潜台词,是通过高考“飞上枝头变凤凰”,与社会底层拉开距离。换言之,“滚去学习”的动力是追求更加富足的物质生活,而不是追求更为丰盈的精神世界。过于关注物质生活和知识学习,却忽视了精神世界的发育与建设,是对励志的片面化解读。
美国著名教育家杜威认为,“教育只是生活的过程,而不是将来生活的预备”。可是,现实却令人无奈,明知道功利化教育不可取,却又身不由己地被裹挟在教育流水线上。“滚去学习”的现实与庸俗,不过是阶层固化的产物。倘若社会流动的路径多元,又有多少孩子愿意在应试教育的道路上绝尘狼奔?
“滚去学习”的励志标语,是高中生价值观的外部投影。我们当然希望他们能够走出认知误区,但是,要改变这种根深蒂固的观念,需要社会提供更多向上流动的渠道。只有这样,才拥有改变他们观念的更多的机会。
课堂笔记,手写还是拍照?
新学期开始,同学们又回归了课堂。不过,有人发现如今的大学课堂出现了一道“新风景”——课堂笔记“升级”了,同学们不再担心记不下这么多的内容了,而是用手机拍照代替了纸笔记录。
曾有记者采访武汉某大学的学生和老师,有学生说:“手写有点麻烦,直接拍下来很方便。”不过他也表示,虽然拍下来,但一时半会不会去看,一般都是快考试复习的时候,才会把照片翻出来看。另一位同学则觉得,课堂上拍照很方便,但回寝室之后就头大了,根本懒得整理,最后啥也没干。有时直接找老师拷贝一份PPT可见,也很省事。并且,拍照会影响听课的注意力,思维会被打断。
被采访的老师反而不介意,表示拍照做笔记是可以接受的,只要关掉快门的“咔咔”声,关掉闪光灯,不影响课堂秩序就行。因为现在都是多媒体教学,PPT课件内容很多,由于版权问题,也不是每位老师都愿意让学生拷贝。拍照之后回去再整理是可以理解的。
在这个科技时代,课堂笔记也“与时俱进”了,这是好事还是坏事呢?
【现象三】
大学课堂的手机“拍拍族”
“同学们,现在我正在讲的内容非常重要,请大家务必记下来!”老师话音未落,“咔嚓”“咔嚓”一声声清脆的快门声便随之响起。“大家倒是挺会利用先进工具的,时代在进步,学习习惯也在改变啊!”面对此情此景,老师无奈地给自己找着借口。
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而原本安静的课堂,伴随着“拍客一族”频频打开的闪光灯,课堂犹如新闻发布会现场那样热闹起来。
【评论一】
课堂笔记:效果好才是真的好!
用手机拍照、录音来代替笔记,这种情况的出现,学生有他们的苦衷:高科技进入课堂,特别是在大学校园,老师在课堂上有时会播放上百张ppt,手抄笔记根本记不下来,而且“立体笔记” 的复习效果比传统笔记要好。
这种做法值得理解,但相比传统的笔记,使用高科技设备记笔记会使课堂教学效果不佳,因为此时学生的注意力很可能会被电子设备分散,而笔记的主要功能,一是帮助理解和消化知识,二是为了方便复习。如果一味的记录而不去理解课堂的内容,就好比一个学生用ipad对整个课堂进行录像,即便他能最大限度的还原课堂现场,但他作用无异于一台摄影机,既然这样,为什么还要同学们从四面八方赶来一个教室上课,不如老师直接录个讲课视频发到每个同学的邮箱来得高效、便捷。
“师者,传道授业解惑也”,课堂上最重要的不是学生记下了多少知识,而是弄懂了多少知识。而学生弄懂了多少知识并不取决于他拍了多少张课堂照片,录了几个小时的音,而在于他真正领悟了多少内容。换句话说,如果学生真的把老师课堂上的知识都弄懂了、掌握了,记不记笔记、怎样记笔记,其实关系不大。
因此,不管用手机、平板电脑拍照录音这种高科技的“立体笔记”也好,还是用笔抄写种类传统的“单一笔记”也罢,目的都只有一个,就是为了让学生学得更好、掌握得更多,因此,不管使用何种笔记,只要把握好最大限度的帮助学生掌握知识这一前提,其他的都无关紧要。毕竟,效果好才是真的好。【评论二】
别让课堂笔记成绝迹
优秀的课堂笔记,不仅可以帮助同学们解课堂知识,掌握学科重点,也方便以后的复习,这是一个很好的学习习惯。以前,上课时,老师也会检查学生的课堂笔记,以此来检验学生上课是否认真,对知识点是否理解。由此可见,学生记课堂笔记的作用不可小视。但是,伴随着信息化时代的到来,高科技走进课堂,老师上课用ppt课件,学生也是用手机拍照、录音来代替笔记。课堂笔记淡出课堂无疑与互联网催生的新式教学方式息息相关。课堂笔记升级成“机记”,有一定优势。电子设备的声音、影像等功能可以弥补以前仅靠笔头记录的缺陷,帮助学生课后学习,同时还可以提高课堂效率。但是与传统笔记相比也存在着许多不足,一是在课堂上,电子设备的操作可能分散学生的注意力,打断学习思维;二是电子设备带进课堂,不利于课堂纪律的管理;三是减少了学生书写汉字的机会,让不利于汉字书写的发展。四是每一个学生经济状况有差距,一部分同学“机记”,另一部分同学“手记”,不利于统一课堂节奏。
“书非借不能读也。”学生在课堂上图一时之便,用电子设备记课堂知识,可是在课后在电子产品上复习与笔记本上进行复习取得的效果也是截然不同。此外,我们还要看到,现在的人们已经对电子产品产生强烈的依赖性,倘若还准许学生用“机记”取代课堂笔记,无疑是推波助澜,让学生养成离不开电子产品的习惯。
课堂笔记快成绝迹是个不好的信号。电子设备仅仅是一种辅助教学的手段,不应当成为课堂上的手段,不能简单地用电脑的“人机交互”,代替沟通师生情感交流的“人际对话”。学校要注重引导老师和学生合理利用,做到有的放矢。老师在课堂上别完全依赖ppt教学,将课件一放了之,让学生一拍了之,应当充分发挥传统教学师生互动的优势,调动学生思考能力。同时,老师也应当把握原则,在心中有一个度——学生什么时候能用“机记”,什么时候必须用手写记笔记。同时,还应当加强对学生的教育,通过辩论赛等形式,让学生明白课堂笔记的重要性,自愿做课堂笔记,尽可能让电子数码产品远离课堂,让课堂笔记回归成为课堂主角。
第四篇:雅思写作素材搜集:教育类
雅思培训 http://ielts.longre.com托福培训http://toefl.longre.com雅思写作素材搜集:教育类一篇文章的内容是作者思想与逻辑的体现,所以素材之于写作的重要性而言就像是灵魂。在备考IELTS写作的过程中,除了最基础的语法和词汇问题外,面对作文题海论点阐述时,很多学生会不知所措,心中没有底,在面对自己不熟悉的TOPIC时更是如此。其实雅思写作的TOPIC虽然很多,但其中很多话题都有相似性(Similarity),对于同一个话题里的题目,更是有异曲同工之妙。对于同一类话题的写作题目,考试的出题都具有相似性,新题都是从老题衍生出来的。所以,朗阁海外考试研究中心建议考生们在准备作文时,要对同一个话题的常规考题进行整理,这样即使考试中遇到陌生的话题,我们也能把它们往熟悉的话题里套。本文中,我们将以教育类话题为例进行总结。
1.教育应该包括哪些内容?
母题:It is generally believed that education is of vital importance to the
development of individuals and the well-being of societies.What should education consist of to fulfill both these functions?(050312)
提示:本题围绕教育的两大功能来展开(个人与社会),准备好这篇文章,即可应付教育类话题中的最大分支—教育的功能,做到以不变应万变。对于社会角度,可以从促进经济发展、增加社会流动性(social mobility)、维护社会稳定这几个方面来展开;对于个人,可以从改变思维模式、有利于就业和便利生活来写。
子题:大学应当教授理论知识还是实践技能?大学应当把学生培养成合格的公民还是让他们自己得益?准备未来职业最好的方法是上大学还是尽快离校积累工作经验?大学要不要扩招?中学阶段应当提供通才教育还是专才教育?要不要延长义务教育年限?要不要让农村地区的学生更容易上学?老师要教学生如何判断是非吗?
2.学校的科目谁来选择?
母题:Some people think that the government should decide which subjects students should study at the university, while others think that students should be allowed to apply for the subject they prefer.Discuss the two views and give your opinion.(060916)
提示:这类题目采取的策略就是“双批判”,因为题目中提供的两种选择往往都是错误的。
子题1: 政府选课or老师选课?学生选择所有的科目or根据兴趣自行选择?
子题2: 只有学术科目重要,体育和音乐这样的课不重要,你同意吗?要不要学国际新闻?要不要学历史?要不要中学阶段就学习外语?要不要学数学哲学这类科目?
提示:子题2与母题联系不大,需要准备这些科目各自的优点。
3.什么样的教学方式最好?
母题:Many people use distance-learning programmes(study material post, TV, Internet, etc.)to study at home, but some people think that it cannot bring the benefit as much as attending college or university.To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?(041113, 081023, 100515)
提示:远程教育最大的好处就在于三个any: anybody, anywhere, any time.缺点是缺乏师生之间以及学生之间的interaction, 缺乏教师的moral guidance, 因为没有体育课且久坐电脑前,会引发健康问题。
子题:私立学校好不好?留学好不好?要不要分快慢班?小组学习还是单独学习好?
4.谁来为学费买单?
母题:Some people believe that university students should pay all the cost of studies because university education only benefit the students themselves not the society as a whole.To what extent do you agree or disagree?(100731)
提示:这些话题都有一个共同的特征:高等教育只对学生自己有好处,因此学生应当自行为高等教育买单。这类题目的写法非常有规律,先驳斥这种理由,再交代学生自己支付学费的后果就可以了。
子题:政府要为学生买单吗?(缺点是给政府带来经济负担,这类话题的写法和其它政府类话题一样)
5.孩子们要不要参加社会实践?
母题:Some school leavers travel or work for a period of time instead of going directly to university.What are the advantages and disadvantages?(030308, 050514, 090926)
提示:gap year的好处就是能够锻炼各种能力,缺点就是容易受到社会恶习的影响,误入歧途。
子题:要不要参加无偿社会劳动?要不要毕业去农村锻炼?要不要从小远离父母居住?
6.家庭教育
母题:Some people say that children should obey the rules of their parents and teachers, while other people think children will not be well-prepared for their adult life if they are given too much control.Discuss in both sides and you’re your opinion.(041120, 100520)
提示:写一下各自的好处就可以了,最后的结论是早年的时候要教授他们明辨是非,对于做错的事情要惩罚,但是也要适可而止,让其兴趣爱好得到自由发展。
子题:穷人家的孩子是否早当家?家长是否应该为五岁小孩的犯错负责?要不要趁早把小孩送到学校去?老师对儿童的智力和社会发展所起的作用大于家长吗?同龄人压力(peer pressure)的利弊?
雅思考试都有一个循环的写作题库,分类整理好每个话题的素材是写出一篇高效有质量的作文的前提。只有平时善于积累善于总结,抓住写作的灵魂,才能让复习事半功倍,才能在考试中得心应手。
第五篇:教育类及
1.What are the main tasks of universities: to offer students knowledge and skills essential for their future career, or to provide students with access to knowledge itself? What do you think university education should contain?
引入话题,观点提出:提供知识,并提升知识 ; 说明理由:1)正 2)反 ; 回答第二个问题
Serve a larger population of students that are more culturally and socially diversified.Universities should be perfectly aware of their main tasks : providing students with easy access to knowledge and, at the same time, encouraging them to make active contribution to the advancement of human knowledge.Universities, first, should be the learning communities where knowledge is not only disseminated but also advanced.As full-fledged members of this community, students should not be information recipients who learn the knowledge in a passive way.Instead, they should be challenged to achieve their potential and, indeed, to excel.Therefore, rather than focus merely on knowledge dissemination and transfer, universities should contrive to provide learning conditions that encourage students to remain curious, to value diversity in opinions and perspectives, and to think critically and communicate effectively.In this way, students can gain problem-solving experience and confidence.Furthermore, universities will never attain their goals if they tailor all their courses or programs to meet the needs of specific employers or occupational sectors.Today’s social environment is more dynamic and turbulent than ever before.Only those graduates who possess certain personality traits and can do well in diversified situations can distinguish themselves from other job applicants.In order to fulfill the main tasks of universities, university education should contain amply opportunities for independent learning which can cultivate students who are more likely to adapt to the changing society.Students can also learn to exercise their autonomy more effectively, and they may clarify their own professional interests while learning in an independent way.2.Nowadays computers are widely used in education.As a result, some people think teachers no longer play important roles in classrooms.To what extent do you agree or disagree?
计算机是否可以取代老师 观点:老师仍重要
理由:1.电脑的缺点:不能创造性思维 2.老师的优点:组织学生,启发学生 3.老师的优点:互动
扩展句子时:可以用先夸后损,或先损后夸,或对比的方法
Invented less than a hundred year ago, computers are now used everywhere, even inside the classrooms.While teachers remain more or less the same, computers are doubling in speed and capability on a yearly basis.In light of the increasing presence and importance of computers in classrooms, people can’t help wondering whether teachers are as important as they once were.As far as I am concerned, teachers still play a major role are still of great importance.It is well known that computers are better at repetitive work but incapable of creative thinking.However advanced they may be, computers are nothing more than human contrivances, programmed to perform certain tasks.They are unable to deal with students with different background.Needless to say, a classroom is a place where individual attention and creativity matter most.Therefore, computers are no better than other tools used by teachers and couldn’t possibly undermine the roles played by them.It might be argued that in terms of accuracy and the amount of information , computers outshine humans;but to make a good teacher means far more than being an encyclopedia where one can access all relevant information.Indeed, a good teacher organizes and inspires the students, putting them into different groups and sharing with them his or her own experience and understanding of a certain subject.Instead of being the source of knowledge, a teacher is more like a guide who shows students the right path towards their destination.Besides, the interaction between students and teachers is vital for learning.According to most education authorities, real learning occurs during the discussion and sharing of ideas with one’s teachers and classmates, which is a task beyond the power of a computer.Moreover, a teacher is there to monitor every slight change in students’ attitude, to respond to and encourage them whenever they show a sign of frustration and impatience.Without this kind of interaction, education is unimaginable.In conclusion, despite the increasing presence of computers inside classrooms, teachers are just as essential, if not more so, as instructors were in the past.Some inherent drawbacks make it impossible for computers to replace teachers in classrooms where creative thinking and interpersonal skills are vital to ensure success.3.As science and technology contribute most to the development of society, science students should get more financial support from government than students in other fields(e.g business, language, etc.)to what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
题中出现因果关系:因为科技对社会进步做出的贡献最多,所以科技类学生应该获得更多的财政资助。
反驳时,可以从因 下手: 前提不存在,科技并没有做出最大的贡献 其次,财政资助 真正应该由什么决定 :学生的学习成绩
4.Some parents maintain that co-education is better for their children while others believe it is better if boys and girls go to single-sex school.Discuss.Discussion 类:从正反两面展开论述,一段写:混和教育的好:自然,消除偏见,一段写:单一性别教育的好:安全,特别是对女生; 专心学习,防止早恋。最后一段指出两种各有利弊,因此不同人有不同的选择。
There have been schools catering exclusively to boys or girls in many countries.Co-education seems the natural mode of education.They can ride on the same bus, eat at the same restaurant and work in the same company.There is no justification to set up separate schools.Co-education resembles the real world.After graduation, those students will not have difficulty adjusting to a world where the opposite sex also exists because they have learnt how to tolerate, appreciate and cooperate with each other in school.Besides, co-ed schools help to reduce the prejudice against the opposite sex.By mingling with one another on a daily basis, boys and girls can relinquish the stereotype view about the other sex.They will find that a girl can be as brave as any boys and that gossiping is also common among boys.Thus, we are equal.On the other hand, single-sex schools have their unique appeals as well.safety is regarded as the foremost reason for choosing those schools, especially girls’schools.It is safe to send one’s kids to a place where they won’t be seduced, molested or even assaulted by the other sex.of course , it is to assume that none of the teachers an staff is criminally inclined.In addition, the students can focus more on their study.Free from the burden of co-existing harmoniously with the opposite sex, boys and girls often turn their attention to scholarly pursuits.This might explain why many prominent scientists went to single-sex school at one time or another.Last but definitely not least, single-sex school bars the possibility of the much-dreaded puppy love among students.It might be gathered from the above that each type of school has its strength and weakness.5.Many schools are troubled by students’ behavioral problems.What are the causes? What solutions do you recommend?
6.Should the teacher in physical education class encourage the students to be more competitive or urge them to cooperate with one another? What is your opinion? 竞争还是合作 +体育
选择合作 :理由1,2 让步竞争
竞争:a sense of competition can certainly bring about improvement.Driving force 合作:1.cooperation is more essential to success.Most sports require cooperation among team members.Football, basketball, for example.To defeat another team, all team members must work together, adjusting to and communicating with each other.The total synergy is far more important than the strength of an individual player.After all, rarely can one accomplish much all by himself.2.compared to competition, cooperation gives a greater impetus to progress.Whereas the urge to improve provided by competition is based on personal gratification, i.e.The seeking of glory and victory and the avoidance of pain and humiliation, that of cooperation is grounded on one’s devotion to a common goal.To put it simply, to compete one often works for himself;to cooperate one works for others.One will try his uttermost because his performance will affect others’ and because he cannot bear the thought of letting others down.---success is not achieved by defeating others but improving ourselves.7.It is right that college graduates earn higher salaries than the less well-educated in the community.But they should also pay the full cost of their study.Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
大学生是否应该独立承担全部教育费用
观点类:不应该:1.否认它的前提:大学生并不比那些没有学历的人享受更高的工资 2.教育对社会有利
In reality, college graduates are far from enjoying higher salaries than those without a diploma.工资与贡献有关,一个人的工作表现与他收到的教育没有直接联系
Long gone are the days when college education guarantees enviable salaries.A university does not and should not act as a career training center, whose aim is merely to prepare students for the work ahead.Rather, college education cultivates the mind of the students and improve one’s overall abilities.With more people receiving higher education, the whole nation benefits in numerous ways.This had been testified in the developed countries, all of which put a premium on education.Thus, it is fitting that gifted students with potential not be barred from universities simply because they cannot foot the bill.Adequate grants and scholarships should be set aside to alleviate the financial burdens of those underprivileged students.7.Many people believe that subjects such as music or sports are not useful.Thus school should concentrate on subjects that offer better career prospect.What is your opinion? Not justified.理由:1.教育的目的不是给学生提供就业培训,其目标在于完善一个人的综合能力。
Career prospect is on most’s people’s mind when choosing a major, but this can hardly justify the overemphasis on certain disciplines.It is not the goal of education to provide job trainings to students.Education aims to improve one’s all-round abilities.2.雇主看中的不只是专业技能。
8.Is distant learning as effective as school education?
9.Some think students can learn more effectively in groups, while others think they should study alone.What are the benefits of each method? Which one do you think is more effective?
10.Nowadays college students or even high school students start to work at a younger age.Do you think that it is a positive or negative development?
11.Many people think that education is losing its value.Do you agree or disagree?
12.Education used to be a period of schooling.But now people regard it as a lifelong process.Do you agree or disagree? 13.Today, many students take the course international news in secondary school.Some say it is a waste of time.Discuss and state your opinion.14.Some people think that in order to improve the quality of education, high school students should be encouraged to evaluate and criticize their teachers, but other people maintain that such evaluation and criticism may cause loss of respect for teachers and discipline.What do you think? 15.Some say that students with similar academic abilities should be put in one class.Others believe a class should include students with different academic performances.Discuss.16.There are lots of difficulties for the new students on the first day in a high school or college because they feel lonely.What are the difficulties they may face on the first day? What can the school or college do to solve these problems? 17.Many schools demand that the students should wear uniform.Some people think that such a practice undermines students’ personality and individuality.What do you think?