1006G[REBORN FROM THE ASHES组]备考日记 by 海王泪——要么自燃成灰，要么浴火重生

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[REBORN FROM THE ASHES][comment][01.13]
https://bbs.gter.net/thread-1050822-1-1.html

Education: The Great Evasion Monday, May. 19, 1952

Modern U.S. educators are always trying to define the "aims" of education. But to a swelling chorus of critics, the definitions have a hollow sound. Last week, in an eloquent little book called Faith and Education (Abingdon-Cokesbury, $2), one of Manhattan's leading Protestant clergymen told why. The Rev. George A. Buttrick. longtime (25 years) pastor of the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, believes that modern education is nothing more than one gigantic evasion.

"We are told," says Dr. Buttrick, quoting Harvard's James Bryant Conant, "that education is preparation for the 'good life,' but neither the word 'good' nor the word 'life' is given any content. Or we are told [by John S. Brubacher] that the 'general aim' of education 'is only that of pupil growth.' But what kind of 'growth'? . . . Or we are told [by William Heard Kilpatrick] that education must assume 'increasing responsibility for participation in projecting ideas of social change.' But again we must ask: What kind of change and in what direction? . . ."
(Critiques on definition)

Cash & Gadgets. These questions, says Dr. Buttrick, the educators do not answer, for "recent education has almost deified an attitude of suspended judgment, blind to the fact that while suspended judgment may be possible in matters of opinion or unfinished scientific research, it is not possible on any deeper level of life. We may suspend judgment . . . about the cause of the sudden inroad of lamprey eels in Lake Michigan, but we cannot suspend judgment on whether to steal or be honest, or on whether man is a mechanism or a soul.

"The cult of 'objective study' likewise cannot stand scrutiny . . . The mockery is so complete that the whole foundation of our education must now be questioned. For education has assumed that human nature is a receptacle for 'facts,' and that this diet of facts will of itself somehow lead to knowledge, and that knowledge by an even more mysterious alchemy will then become wisdom . . . Education has pinned its faith to a fictitious 'progress,' blandly believing that man is a romantic creature destined to walk the road of evolution 'more and more unto the perfect day.' Every tenet of this creed has been falsified: progress has become a rather nasty mixture of cash and gadgets, and the road of evolution has reached—Buchenwald!" (p.s. Nazi concentration camp in the Second World War)

The Homeless. The fact is that these "aims" of education are not aims but escapes; "the uneasiness that comes of letting major issues go by default has fallen like mildew on our schools." The real aim of education cannot be "different from the total purpose of life . . . The realm of education may be like a field within a farm: it may cultivate a special crop. But the crop must still serve the purpose of the whole farm."

The major question that education must face, in short, is God, for "if God is the sovereign fact of life, God is the sovereign fact for education . . . Education cannot live under any hermetic seal, but only under the countersign of man's nature and destiny.If God is, education must live under the acknowledgment of God."

In acknowledging God, says Dr. Buttrick, the educator cannot compromise with half measures; he cannot "be content to let the student add God as an extracurricular according to choice . . . the blasphemy which says of God: 'Season according to taste.' " What is needed leanings. In the U.S., educators became more & more absorbed with the equally radical ideas of Columbia's John Dewey. Even some of her own followers betrayed her: they transformed her doctrine of guided freedom into a doctrine of anarchy, and many educators turned away in disgust.

Though old and exiled, Maria Montessori continued to preach. She wandered to Barcelona, where she had to be rescued by a British cruiser during the civil war. She went to India, where she was interned as an enemy alien. And she went to The Netherlands, where she set up a new training center. Wherever she went, her message was always the same. "You must fight for the rights of the child," she would exclaim, and hundreds of educators were still inspired to take up the cry.

Last week, in The Netherlands, Maria Montessori's own fight came to an end. She had helped to revolutionize a whole generation's concept of primary education, but at 81, she had no intention of stopping there. Her last words were directed to her adopted son Mario, who has gradually taken over her work: "What are you planning for the reform of the world?"


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Refference

（John Dewey）
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dewey
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BA%A6%E7%BF%B0%C2%B7%E6%9D%9C%E5%A8%81

（Maria Montessori）
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Montessori
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%91%AA%E9%BA%97%E4%BA%9E%C2%B7%E8%92%99%E7%89%B9%E6%A2%AD%E5%88%A9

(Buchenwald)
Nazi concentration camp in the Second World War)
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My Comment
This is an article about the purpose of primary education. It unveils a swelling chorus of critics on education today as nothing but a gigantic evasion. In the author’s view, such aims for education, as preparing for the good life, growth of children, or foster responsibility to help bring a better society, are ambiguous, meaningless and definitely betray children’s nature.

Should Education need purpose?
Human behaviors need purpose, and thus education, one of the most important activities of human, could not be an exception. But aims of education should not obey what parents, teachers and public want. It is an exploration of children itself. Quoting today’s article, “Education cannot live under any hermetic seal, but only under the countersign of man's nature and destiny.”

For creativity, for great ability of absorption, for rights of what children choose, we should not hitch our children to a designed destination. But parents, teachers and public today enjoying their own success or suffering from their own failure could not wait to brand a goal on children’s forehead. In their words, “It is good for you, deer, referring to our experience”, or “Do not do stupid things! Trust me, that would be what you regret for.” Ironically, all they do for their children are nothing but psychologically incarnation of themselves in a “receptacle”. They earn their second life when they have a child.

That reminds me of this Issue Topic:
130"How children are socialized today determines the destiny of society. Unfortunately, we have not yet learned how to raise children who can help bring about a better society."

Sometimes we may not know what a better society is. Future better society may come into being with great difference from the world we expected, because we are the representation of past. Any goal for our children assuming 'increasing responsibility for participation in projecting ideas of social change' may not work because no one know exactly “what kind of change and in what direction.”

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1.13
今天继续期末复习···
老样子··单词 Comment

从今天起，可能没办法太认真做Comment作业
词句直接标注先。。。期末考完后回头补整理。。。

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[REBORN FROM THE ASHES][comments][01.14]
https://bbs.gter.net/thread-1042733-1-2.html


Useful Expressions
free speech
for the sake of
access to
the lucrative Chinese market
just-beginning-to-develop market
indigenous appeal
Given the company's tempestuous four years in China, the odds the authorities will now compromise are slim. (odds are slim)

My Comment
Only twisted face could I express when I see this news.
Astonished! Illusion! How could Google suddenly make such a stupid announcement? Expressions like “Just-beginning-to-develop market” “Lucrative Chinese market” in this article give us a sense that Google has been long for this hallowed loess (though worse “environmental“condition than local hallowed turf in America ). What prompt such a coveting MNE giant give up such a big piece of cake in China?

Surveillance and thus limited free speech serve as the essential problem. Recent sophisticated cyber attacks finally anger the MNE giant. It reminds me of one stupid phenomenon when I was a senior high school student, that on QQ many people wage an objection to Google for its filter of information about Nanking Massacre. I find I was attacked by these critics when I told them it is not the fault of Google but the censorship, an enormous Internet firewall, which make us lack access to some sensitive information. We know, Google is not willing to operate a discriminated policy in China, because filters not only block information for us but also money for themselves.

I am a user of Gmail, I am a fanz of Google engine, I also use Maps, Scholar, News in Google. And I am just looking forward to Google Wave. But the article today play an elegy. Hardly could I imagine the days without Google but Baidu.

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1.14
晕··超时了··本来打算两点出门··结果COMMENT到两点25分
单词就见缝插针把～～
现在直奔图书馆。。今天任务草草完成··安心复习期末～

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1.15
教学楼归来，直接爬上床看今天的Comment～
Feminist··呵呵
睡去··明早写Comment

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[REBORN FROM THE ASHES][comments][01.15]
https://bbs.gter.net/thread-1051416-1-1.html

My Comment
"We can do it”. I have seen the picture with this slogan somewhere. When men are sent to battle field, the American government encourages their women to leave house and walk into factory. However, the march ended after the World War II when men come back and rule workplace. Fortunately, societies found the march reappears, but with a different motivation from the one of war: Not the complex external factors but simply the feminist inside their heart. Therefore, true confidence of women’s capability and status today dramatically changes the slogan like this: “We did it!”

However, something warmhearted but troublesome still prevents women from being stronger enough as men; that is, their more responsibility and participation in family. Children and careers are always in strained conflicts.

Is that true? No, it is nothing more than a false dilemma. Families could outsource their tendance with the help of government. In the "light hand of the state" we see some governments provide plenty of state-financed nurseries or prolong children's time of staying in schools. The false dilemma could be easily solved if women are willing to send their sweethearts to professionals.

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1.16
疲惫···一天复习那么多东西
到头就睡··原本计划临睡前看看DEBATES··
结果是在是头晕眼花···
明早看吧··争取尽早解决COMMENT 安心复习

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[REBORN FROM THE ASHES][comments][01.16-17]
https://bbs.gter.net/viewthread.php?tid=1051661

My Comment

The proposer has three reasons for America to wage a war against Iran. No other better choice, realistic and positive effect of military strike, and worse consequence than what people have thought stand at the side that military option is necessary.

The opposition begins with pointing out the limited situation for taking military action. Only under specific conditions do the attacks make sense. Then she suggests additional reasons against the military option: Motivation would not change though US succeed in destroying facilities; backfire may arouse with the international community when US is doubted for senseless aggression; and who carry out the bomb attack remains a question. Thus the opposition is still in favor of diplomatic option, but different policies should be made in the negotiation to make progress in peace.

As far as I am concerned, the opposition’s opening remarks is more convinced. I agree with her argument that military action is ineffective and inefficient because it could not change Iran’s motivation but only put United States into a condemned position.

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1.17
明天要开始终极噩梦了。。
5日6科。。。
不多说了··读了遍Debates保证阅读量，Comment练练手保持熟悉感。。
现在的确马虎，不过没办法了··日志提前写了，晚上回来就直接睡觉了··。。。

赶紧去图书馆····

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复习1个半小时，中场休息···上来冒个泡·····
4天没上···对不起寄托··对不起RB组了。。

出来混迟早是要还的···结果期末的科目复都复不完····
第一次遭遇复不完的窘境。。。。。今天一天考两科····

明天最后一科···打算直接通宵了·····
然后睡大觉

后天开始补COMMENG··

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1.18～1.20
对安排考程表的教务处绝对无语了。。
考试周共两周，之前第一周很轻松的考完了～也就两科而已～
打破了第二周感觉就是在地狱里了，五天考六科。。

“出来混迟早是要还的”。。。。
我太迟开始复习，到考试周才正式翻书，每科不到1天半的时间。。。
其中有两门因为老师不太行，平时根本就没去听。。。还有一门课任课老师特许不用去听～
这3门课扔到期末，第一次翻书，头都大了。。
其余5门课后也没及时翻翻，结果一起挤进最后两周。。。
以往正常的复习时间，根本看都看不完。。。

于是做了一件以前从来没做过的事：每天只睡5个小时。。
并且决定，考试最后两天，只睡3个小时。。。

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1.21
今天是周四，早上考完国际金融过后就病倒了
跑步的时间也省了下来～然后还很不科学地每天狂喝炖盅，太补了，于是感冒之余还伴有剧烈的咽喉炎。。。乖乖地，发了个烧。。。

中午睡醒后，脑袋极不听使唤，觉得下午那科函电要杯具。。。
跑去校医室，校医居然也觉得缓考比较好～然后就回宿舍大睡了一下午。。
燕燕帮手拿缓考表给某陈老师签名，回来后说我们那老师特好人，很爽快地签名了还很关切地问了一下我的情况。。。小小D感动了一下～话说这老师还真不是一般的好，虽然用英语上课时感觉发音怪怪地，但是那认真态度，还有课后帮我们改作业和我们交流答疑等等，我只能说，这是我大学里遇到过最负责任的老师。。。珍稀物啊～强烈看好她，以后一定会是一个很出色的Prof～～

晚上睡醒后，感觉病缓了很多，贼心不死，不想缓考最后一门。。。
然后很不科学很不理性地跑去教学楼又熬了一晚～～凌晨4点回宿舍。
虽然没复习完，但是很幸福地睡了～

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1.22
早上精神状态还不错～临急看了没看完的部分，红牛+咖啡，直接奔考场了。。。
然后终于结束了这种拿身体开玩笑的日子，回去倒头就睡•••
晚上被舍友拖去吃大餐，然后应诺狠狠地请了他们一顿。。。
吃完饭后，游走回宿舍，有种恍如隔世的感觉。。。
不是说期末考很恐怖，其实从来没把这东西放在眼里。。
但是从决定了飞跃的那一刻起，就知道必须要把GPA放在眼里。。。
平时没混好，期末就来努力的还。。。

呼。。。大睡特睡。。
然后Reborn From the Ashes～回来寄托，开始新一轮的拼命 。。。