无论学生们学习什么都应该带着一定的疑问。学生们应该质疑老师教授的东西而不只是被动的接受。

1. Skepticism is perhaps most important in the physical science. Passive acceptance of prevailing principles quells innovation, invention and discovery.

2. The value of skepticism is not limited to the physical sciences, of course. (sociology, political science, law)

3. Even in the arts, students must challenge established styles and forms rather than learn to imitate them; otherwise, no genuinely new art would ever emerge.

4. Admittedly, undue skepticism might be counterproductive in educating young children.

教育问题之学而好问

父母和社会都必须参与到地方的学校中。教育太重要了以至于不能把教育完全交给一群职业教育者。

Educators, parents and communities can and should join efforts to create a healthy learning environment for children.

A. First of all, we should never look down upon the key role that professional educators play in fostering the younger generation.

B. Meanwhile, both parents and communities can make significant contribution to school education.

C. Without a constructive family and community environment, it would be almost impossible for school education to fulfill its noble mission.

教育之合作

教育应该平衡的一方面丰富学生的个人生活，一方面把学生培养成训练有素的工作者。

In my view, preparing students for the mundane aspects of work should be secondary to providing a broader education that equips students with historical and cultural perspective, as well as thoughtful and principled personal value systems and priorities.

1. One reason why educators should emphasize personal enrichment over job preparation is that rote technical knowledge and skill do not help a student determine which goals in life are worthwhile and whether the means of attaining those goals are ethically or morally acceptable.

2. Another reason why educators should emphasize personal enrichment over job preparation is that specific knowledge and skills needed for jobs are changing more and more quickly.

3. A third reason why educators should emphasized personally enriching course work—particularly anthropology, sociology, history, and political philosophy—is that these courses help students understand, appreciate and respect other people and their viewpoints.

现实和理想