Issue222 限时模考加体会 欢迎拍传

volitionUID: 167546

前几次模考老觉得时间不够，上来就写。一来容易紧张，另外发现在思路不清晰的情况下写，很容易思路枯竭。今天模考时，看完题目强迫自己不要急于动笔，而是在头脑里整理了一下思路，在纸上列出了提纲。这样有了一个大致的思路，后面剩下40分钟，其实也不是特别紧张。 看来改进后的方法还有些用。临考能力还是要多多锻炼啊！
Issue222 Learning for learning's sake is an outdated concept. Today, education must serve an ulterior purpose and be directed toward clear goals.

We live in a world of prosperous society marked by materialism and consumerism. Everything we do seems to be linked to practical needs, namely, with a clear goal. Students learn science so that one day the achievements of their scientific research would be applied in military field to produce weapons, in industry to turn out consumer goods. They learn English so that one day they will be well equipped for international communication. In this context, some people hold that learning for learning's sake is an outdated concept. While admitting the practical function of learning in some fields, I want to argue for learning for learning's sake on many other occasions.

Firstly, there are many researches which are not directly linked with practice, but have great value to people. Take such liberal sciences as philosophy and sociology as an example, although they do not serve any pratical needs directly, they will cultivate the mind of people so that they would have a proper value to approach the people and the society around. Moreover, some research of basic science may pave way for other braches which will serve pratical needs. Shall we stop doing this because they are irrelevant to obvious practical needs.

Lending further evidence is the notion that it is in accordance with human nature to learn, to inquire into something unknown although they may not have a clear goal in mind. Most of the time, people learn just out of curiosity. It is always impossible to know the consequence of their research before doing it. If everything is certain before doing the research, the value of this research would be questionable.

There is a saying that " we live and learn". In this modern society, the update of knowledge is so fast that people have to learn now and then so that they could keep pace with the time. Besides, learning is a self-improving process that can be pleasant and fun too. When we realize that we have mastered something new, we feel satisfied and proud. This will again become impulse for us to learn more new things. Leaning is a not a goal, but a process in which people can enrich and improve themselves through learning whether they have a clear ulterior need or not.

Practical usefulness should not be the ultimate goal of learning. If it is, who is to decide which will be useful? We can not leave this decision to a handful of irresponsible legislators and so-called experts. In the 1920's Soviet Union, the government changed direction of the research and even the results in the ostensible name of the welfare of the people. Many researches were stopped and scientists disappeared. This actually caused serious setbacks to scientific research. So learning should be given a free hand to develop and exempt itself from the influence of some mundane needs.

In all, learning for learning is definitely not an outdated concept. It is a not a goal, but a process in which people can enrich and improve themselves whether they have a clear ulterior need or not. Remember: the end can not be used to justify the means.

sblbaslerUID: 175229

占个座，下午一直到晚上都有课，晚上回来给你看看！

volitionUID: 167546

这帖子沉的可真快，上午贴上来，晚上就找不到了。赶紧顶起来。没有搜索功能就是不方便，什么时候能修好。先谢过，等拍了！