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发表于 2010-12-15 22:17:51
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本帖最后由 hfyyelaine 于 2010-12-15 22:19 编辑
We can usually learn much more from people whose views we share than from people whose views contradict our own; disagreement can cause stress and inhibit learning.
Assume that there are two people, one shares much similarities in thinking patterns and values with you, another one inclines to think by himself or herself and come up with ideas that not exactly according with yours, which person do you prefer as a partner?
Maybe a lot of people will choose the first one. There is no doubt that this person will make you feel easy and relaxing, hence your acceptance of knowledge is more efficient. Once I have attended a workshop where I met several girls in my group who had almost the same values as me, for we are all majored in social work. Because of this, our co-operation was incredibly smooth and I learnt a lot from them. When we discussed over the reason why our workshop was so pleasant, one of those girl said that it was the similarities we shared that contributed. It turned out that my group was the best one during that workshop and I have gained both skills and friends. From this point of view, people whose views we share satisfy us with a feeling of being understood. Such fulfillment will fuel people with motivation to go on with studying. Besides, we also trim the trouble of wasting time explaining our thoughts to exchange for unification.
However, is the time spending on reasoning and explaining "wasting"? It is not so useless as it might look like. In other words, the second person who against us as I have mentioned before is a treasure, which, if utilized appropriately, could be turned to the one who help us most.
In the first place, disagreements require us to comb our thoughts more carefully and to try to express them in a clearer way. How can you persuade people, if you are confused yourself? For instance, in a debate over the justification for teenagers to use the Internet, both sides have to do a lot of researches and find as much information about this topic as they can to defeat their rivals. In this process, everyone taking part in have become an expert in this field: they can provide statistics to show the harm and the benefit of the Internet, they make wise decisions to judge if a teenager is Internet-addicted, they are able to cite cases of juvenile delinquency based on the Internet. The primary function of learning is not to defeat others, but to enrich yourself in competition. The existence of disagreements is like a good teacher, who are aimed at not just offering praise and make you happy but also at provoking thinking.
Second, sparkles always come from collisions between different opinions. To illustrate this, one need look no further than American campus. Students from all over the world are eager to come to American universities, which are known for their tolerance of cultural diversity and for their open-minded atmosphere. I have to admit that cultural shocks and sensitive issues may be troublesome. Nevertheless, for instance, when dealing with a business case, an India student may oppose strongly with a Frenchman on the attitude to women ornaments. They become angry with each other, quarrel, launch a cold war, then, successively, reach an agreement by communication and appropriate compromises. Their case could be the most brilliant for it has taken regional and habitual factors into account. Corporation is not equal to unification, as many views have insisted, but draws nutrition from positive competitions and settlements of variance. Totally unanimity makes people happy at best, while competition is the stimuli for better achievement.
Without disagreement, human development, which originates from creative learning, would have not been so quick. Contradicting tradition, those unique opinions are cradles for great creation and invention, though they may incur doubt, reproach even ridicule upon their births. Examples are repeating throughout history to shed light upon how important challenge is. Galileo was not inhibited by his seemingly reckless departure from the long holding theory of Aristotle; whelming power of religion had not stopped Copernicus' explore about university; Einstein would never let old belief narrow his mind; these forerunners got great success because of their openness to disagreement. In reverse, being surrounded by same ideas is like being in the backwater--no fresh blood, no excitements, no eager for broader world.
In conclusion, people who manage to use disagreement are those who really master the method of learning. Being able to accept and solve objects should be the first lesson for a student. Similarities bring about progress, but what is more crucial and beneficial is the idea which having been seasoned all kinds of disagreements.
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