issue153 What is the effective method of study?

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TOPIC: ISSUE153 - "Students should bring a certain skepticism to whatever they study. They should question what they are taught instead of accepting it passively." WORDS: 420 TIME: 00:45:00 DATE: 2009-1-21 PM 5:49:42           

What is the effective method of study?
What is the effective method of study? The speaker asserts that bringing a certain skepticism to whatever the students study was the best method. Although skepticism is good for the students to make progress, the students should not question whatever they are taught. In my opinion, the best method is that instructs the students find question and seek the answer, not doubt every. Admittedly, the speaker is on the philosophy side on this issue. Keeping skepticism to what was study is good way to grasp the knowledge. The students will know the knowledge better, with the way find the question, think about it and seek the answer and solve the question at last. We can't ignore it that every break ground on science, technology and great creation is on the skepticism to the traditional ideas which was taught. Therefore, question the ideas or theories with deep think is necessary to study well. However, skepticism everything is not good for students. The student should skepticism to the issue which they question. There are two compelling argument against to the assertion. First has to the definition of skepticism. When we skepticism a theory, idea or solution is not mean that we only have doubt on the issue and no effective solution to the question. Second, all of us don't have infinite energy. From the point of view, we should not question the ideas that have been made true in lots of trail and research. Such as Einstein takes the Plank constant when he cumulates the relative theory. If the students skepticism everything which they has studied without deep think, the students may gain less than accepting is passively. On the other hand, many scinecor had make break through for they skepticism to what they are studying. When Galiyo study the tianti, he has doubt about Aristotle's theory that the sun is the center of Galaxy, and he raise that the earth is the center of Galaxy. Einstein skepticism to the traditional mechanical theory and then explore the better theory which fit some situation that Newton's theory can't solved. To sum up, the best method of study has about the personal characteristic of every person; therefore, it is not wise to draw a easy conclusion about it. But, in my opinion, the student should skepticism to the question which they have thought it deeply. Then the students will gain more than accepting the knowledge passively. Skepticism is a complex issue. We should change direction when fail.