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—教育类

Anationshouldrequireallitsstudentstostudythesamenationalcurriculumuntiltheyentercollegeratherthanallowschoolsindifferentpartsofthenationtodeterminewhichacademiccoursestooffer.

Whilesomeleadersingovernment,sports,industry,andotherareasattributetheirsuccesstoawell-developedsenseofcompetition,asocietycanbetterprepareitsyoungpeopleforleadershipbyinstillinginthemasenseofcooperation.

Inordertoimprovethequalityofinstructionatthecollegeanduniversitylevel,allfacultyshouldberequiredtospendtimeworkingoutsidetheacademicworldinprofessionsrelevanttothecoursestheyteach.

Universitiesshouldrequireeverystudenttotakeavarietyofcoursesoutsidethestudent'sfieldofstudybecauseacquiringknowledgeofvariousacademicdisciplinesisthebestwaytobecometrulyeducated.

Collegesanduniversitiesshouldoffermorecoursesonpopularmusic,film,advertising,andtelevisionbecausecontemporaryculturehasmuchgreaterrelevanceforstudentsthandoartsandliteratureofthepast.

Itisprimarilythroughformaleducationthataculturetriestoperpetuatetheideasitfavorsanddiscredittheideasitfears.

Someeducationalsystemsemphasizethedevelopmentofstudents'capacityforreasoningandlogicalthinking,butstudentswouldbenefitmorefromaneducationthatalsotaughtthemtoexploretheirownemotions.

Itisoftenassertedthatthepurposeofeducationistofreethemindandthespirit.Inreality,however,formaleducationtendstorestrainourmindsandspiritsratherthansetthemfree.

Howchildrenaresocializedtodaydeterminesthedestinyofsociety.Unfortunately,wehavenotyetlearnedhowtoraisechildrenwhocanhelpbringaboutabettersociety.

Bothparentsandcommunitiesmustbeinvolvedinthelocalschools.Educationistooimportanttoleavesolelytoagroupofprofessionaleducators.

Thepurposeofeducationshouldbetoprovidestudentswithavaluesystem,astandard,asetofideas-nottopreparethemforaspecificjob.

Societyshouldidentifythosechildrenwhohavespecialtalentsandabilitiesandbegintrainingthematanearlyagesothattheycaneventuallyexcelintheirareasofability.Othervise,thesetalentsarelikelytoremainundeveloped.

Althoughinnovationssuchasvideo,computers,andtheinternetseemtoofferschoolsimprovedmethodsforinstructingstudents,thesetechnologiesalltoooftendistractfromreallearning.

二学习类

Wecanusuallylearnmuchmorefrompeoplewhoseviewswesharethanfrompeoplewhoseviescontradictourown.Disagreementcancausestressandinhibitlearning.

Nofieldofstudycanadvancesignificantlyunlessoutsidersbringtheirknowledgeandexperiencetothatfieldofstudy.

Anyonecanmakethingsbiggerandmorecomplex.Whatrequiresrealeffortandcourageis

tomoveintheoppositedirection-inotherwords,tomakethingsassimpleaspossible.

Studentsshouldmemoriesfactsonlyaftertheyhavestudiedtheideas,trends,andconceptsthathelpexplainthosefacts.Studentswhohavelearnedonlyfactshavelearnedverylittle.

Scholarsandresearchesshouldnotbeconcernedwithwhethertheirworkmakesacontributiontothelargersociety.Itismoreimportantthattheypursuetheirindividualinterests,howeverunusualoridiosyncraticthoseinterestsmayseem.

Inanyacademicareaorprofessionalfield,itisjustasimportanttorecognizethelimitsofourknowledgeandunderstandingasitistoacquirenewfactsandinformation.

Factsarestubbornthings.Theycannotbealteredbyourwishes,ourinclinations,orthedictatesofourpassions.

Studentsshouldbringacertainskepticismtowhatevertheystudy.Theyshouldquestionwhattheyaretaughtinsteadofacceptingitpassively.

Thereisnosuchthingaspurelyobjectiveobservation.Allobservationissubjective;itisalwaysguidedbytheobserver'sexpectationsordesires.

Thehumanmindwillalwaysbesuperiortomachinesbecausemachinesareonlytoolsofhumanminds.

Criticaljudgmentofwork,inanygivenfieldhaslittlevalueunlesscomesfromsomeonewhoisanexpertinthatfield.

Peoplewhopursuetheirownintellectualinterestsforpurelypersonalreasonsaremorelikelytobenefittherestoftheworldthanarepeoplewhotrytoactforthepublicgood.

Originalitydoesnotmeanthinkingsomethingthatwasneverthoughtbefore;itmeansputtingoldideastogetherinnewways.

Thestudyofacacademicdisciplinealtersthewayweperceivetheworld.Afterstudyingthediscipline,weseethesameworldasbefore,butwithdifferenteyes.

Thewaystudentsandscholarsinterpretthematerialstheyworkwithintheiracademicfieldsismoreofpersonalitythanoftraining.Differentinterpretationscomeaboutwhenpeoplewithdifferentpersonalitieslookatexactlythesameobjects,facts,data,oreventsandseedifferentthings.

Asweacquiremoreknowledge,thingsdonotbecomemorecomprehensible,butmorecomplexandmoremysterious.

Itisagravemistaketotheorizebeforeonehasdata.

三行为类

Althoughmanypeoplethinkthattheluxuriesandconveniencesofcontemporarylifeareentirelyharmless,theyinfact,preventpeoplefromdevelopingintotrulystrongandindependentindividuals.

Publicfiguressuchasactors,politicians,andathletesshouldexpectpeopletobeinterestedintheirprivatelives.Whentheyseekapublicrole,theyshouldexpectthattheywillloseatleastsomeoftheirprivacy.

Creatinganappealingimagehasbecomemoreimportantincontemporarysocietythanistherealityortruthbehindthatimage.

Theconceptof'individualresponsibility'isanecessaryfiction.Althoughsocietiesmusthold

individualsaccountablefortheirownactions,people'sbehaviorislargelydeterminedbyforces

notoftheirownmaking.

Peopleworkmoreproductivelyinteamsthanindividually.Teamworkrequirescooperation,whichmotivatespeoplemuchmorethanindividualcompetitiondoes.

Inanyrealmoflife-whetheracademic,social,business,orpolitical-theonlywaytosucceedistotakeapractical,ratherthananidealistic,pointofvies.Pragmaticbehaviorguaranteessurvival,whereasidealisticviewstendtobesupercededbysimpler,moreimmediateoptions.

Itisprimarilythroughouridentificationwithsocialgroupsthatwedefineourselves.

Onlythroughmistakescantherebediscoveryorprogress.

Mostpeoplerecognizethebenefitsofindividuality,butthefactisthatpersonaleconomicsuccessrequiresconformity.

Peoplewhoarethemostdeeplycommittedtoanideaorpolicyarethemostcriticalofit.

Noamountofinformationcaneliminateprejudicebecauseprejudiceisrootedinemotion,notreason.

Themostessentialqualityofaneffectiveleaderistheabilitytoremainconsistentlycommittedinparticularprinciplesandobjectives.Anyleaderwhoisquicklyandeasilyinfluencedbyshiftsinpopularopinionwillaccomplishlittle.

Sometimesimaginationisamorevaluableassetthanexperience.Peoplewholackexperiencearefreetoimaginewhatispossibleandthuscanapproachataskwithoutconstraintsofestablishedhabitsandattitudes.

Inanygivenfield,theleadingvoicescomefrompeoplewhoaremotivatednotbyconvictionbutbythedesiretopresentopinionsandideasthatdifferfromthoseheldbythemajority.

Itisalwaysanindividualwhoistheimpetusforinnovation;thedetailsmaybeworkedoutbyateam,buttrueinnovationresultsfromtheenterpriseanduniqueperceptionofanindividual.

Success,whetheracademicorprofessional,involvesanabilitytosurviveinanewenvironmentand——,eventually,——tochangeit.

Mostpeoplechooseacareeronthebasisofsuchpragmaticconsiderationsastheneedsoftheeconomy,therelativeeaseoffindingajob,andthesalarytheycanexpecttomake.Hardlyanyoneisfreetochooseacareerbasedonhisorhernaturaltalentsorinterestinaparticularkindofwork.

Ifagoalisworthy,thenanymeanstakentoattainitisjustifiable.

Peopleoftenlookforsimilarities,evenbetweenverydifferentthings,andevenwhenitisunhelpfulorharmfultodoso.Instead,athingshouldbeconsideredonitsownterms,weshouldavoidthetendencytocompareittosomethingelse.

Peoplearemistakenwhentheyassumethattheproblemstheyconfrontaremorecomplexandchallengingthantheproblems,facedbytheirpredecessors.Thusillusioniseventuallydispelledwithincreasedknowledgeandexperience.

Moderationinallthingsisill-consideredadvice.Rather,oneshouldsay,'Moderationsismostthings,'sincemanyareasofhumanconcernrequireoratleastprofitfromintensefocus.

Mostpeoplearetaughtthatloyaltyisavirtue.Butloyalty-whethertoone'sfriends,toone'sschoolorplaceofemployment,ortoanyinstitution-isalltoooftenadestructiveratherthanapositiveforce.

四政治类

Itisoftennecessary,evendesirable,forpoliticalleaderstowithholdinformationfromthepublic.

Therearetwotypesoflaws:justandunjust.Everyindividualinasocietyhasaresponsibilitytoobeyjustlawsand,evenmoreimportantly,todisobeyandresistunjustlaws.

Tobeaneffectiveleader,apublicofficialmustmaintainthehighestethicalandmoralstandards.

Itisimpossibleforaneffectivepoliticalleadertotellthetruthallthetime.Completehonestyisnotausefulvirtueforapolitician.

Thosewhotreatpoliticsandmoralityasthoughtheywereseparaterealmsfailtounderstandeithertheoneortheother.

Lawsshouldnotbestationaryandfixed.Instead,theyshouldbeflexibleenoughtotakeaccountofvariouscircumstances,times,andplaces.

Thegoalofpoliticsshouldnotbethepursuitofanideal,butratherthesearchforcommongroundandreasonableconsensus.

五科技类

Theprimarygoaloftechnologicaladvancementshouldbetoincreasepeople'sefficiencysothateveryonehasmoreleisuretime.

Moneyspentonresearchisalmostalwaysagoodinvestment,evenwhentheresultsofthatresearcharecontroversial.

Humanityhasmadelittlerealprogressoverthepastcenturyorso.Technologicalinnovationshavetakenplace,buttheoverallconditionofhumanityisnobetter.War,violence,andpovertyarestillwithus.Technologycannotchangetheconditionofhumanity.

Whenresearchprioritiesarebeingsetforscience,education,oranyotherarea,themostimportantquestiontoconsideris:Howmanypeople'sliveswillbeimprovediftheresultsaresuccessful.

Thefunctionofscienceistoreassure;thepurposeofartsistoupset.Thereinliesthevalueofeach.

Technologycreatesmoreproblemsthanitsolves,andmaythreatenordamagethequalityoflife.

Mostimportantdiscoveriesorcreationsareaccidental:itisusuallywhileseekingtheanswertoonequestionthatwecomeacrosstheanswertoanother.

六传媒类

Intheageoftelevision,readingbooksisnotasimportantasitoncewas.Peoplecanlearnasmuchbywatchingtelevisionastheycanbyreadingbooks.

Thepurposeofmanyadvertisementsistomakeconsumerswanttobuyaproductsothattheywill'belike'thepersoninthead.Thispracticeiseffectivebecauseitnotonlysellsproductsbutalsohelpspeoplefeelbetteraboutthemselves.

Becauseoftelevisionandworldwidecomputerconnections,peoplecannowbecomefamiliarwithagreatmanyplacesthattheyhavenevervisited.Asaresult,tourismwillsoonbecomeobsolete.

High-speedelectroniccommunicationsmedia,suchaselectronicmailandtelevision,tendtopreventmeaningfulandthoughtfulcommunication.

5.Inthisageofintensivemediacoverage,itisnolongerpossibleforasocietytoregardanywomanormanasahero.Thereputationofanyonewhoissubjectiedtomediascrutinywilleventuallybediminished.

七社会类

Suchnonmainstreamareasofinquiryasastrology,fortune-telling,andpsychicandparanormalpursuitsplayavitalroleinsocietybysatisfyinghumanneedsthatarenotaddressedbymainstreamscience.

Societydoesnotplaceenoughemphasisontheintellect-thatis,onreasoningandothercognitiveskills.

Itisthroughtheuseoflogicandofprecise,carefulmeasurementthatwebecomeawareofourprogress.Withoutsuchtools,wehavenoreferencepointstoindicatehowfarwehaveadvancedorretreated.

Atvarioustimesinthegeologicalpast,manyspecieshavebecomeextinctasaresultofnatural,ratherthanhuman,processes.Thus,thereisnojustificationforsocietytomakeextraordinaryefforts,especiallyatagreatcostinmoneyandjobs,tosaveendangeredspecies.

Theabsenceofchoicesisacircumstancethatisvery,veryrake.

Whatsocietyhasthoughttobeitgreatestsocial,political,andindividualachievementshaveoftenresultedinthegreatestdiscontent.

Thewell-beingofasocietyisenhancedwhenmanyofitspeoplequestionauthority.

Traditionandmodernizationareincompatible.Onemustchoosebetweenthem.

Theonlyresponsibilityofcorporateexecutives,providedtheystaywithinthelaw,istomakeasmuchmoneyaspossiblefortheircompanies.

Manyproblemsofmodernsocietycannotbesolvedbylawsandthelegalsystembecausemoralbehaviorcannotbelegislated.

Scandals-whetherinpolitics,academia,orotherareas-canbeuseful.Theyfocusourattentiononproblemsinwaysthatnospeakerorreformerevercould.

Practicalityisnowourgreatideal,whichallpowersandtalentsmustserve.Anythingthatisnotobviouslypracticalhaslittlevalueintoday'sworld.

Itiseasytowelcomeinnovationandacceptnewideas.Whatmostpeoplefinddifficult,however,isacceptingthewaythesenewideasareputintopractice.

Thebestwaytounderstandthecharacterofasocietyistoexaminethecharacterofthemenandwomenthatthesocietychoosesasitsheroesoritsheroines.

Progressisbestmadethroughdiscussionamongpeoplewhohavecontrastingpointsofvies.

八历史类

Thevideocameraprovidessuchanaccurateandconvincingrecordofcontemporarylifethatithasbecomeamoreimportantformofdocumentationthanwrittenrecords.

Mostpeoplewouldagreethatbuildingrepresentavaluablerecordofanysociety'spast,butcontroversyariseswhenoldbuildingsstandongroundthatmodernplannersfeelcouldbebetterusedformodernpurposes.Insuchsituations,moderndevelopmentshouldbegivenprecedenceoverthepreservationofhistoricbuildingssothatcontemporaryneedscanbeserved.

Thegreatnessofindividualscanbedecidedonlybythosewholiveafterthem,notbytheircontemporaries.

Thestudyofhistoryplacestoomuchemphasisonindividuals.Themostsignificanteventsandtrendsinhistoryweremadepossiblenotbythefamousfew,butbygroupsofpeoplewhoseidentitieshavelongbeenforgotten.

Thestudyofhistoryhasvalueonlytotheextentthatitisrelevanttoourdailylives.

Whenweconcernourselveswiththestudyofhistory,webecomestorytellers.Becauseswecanneverknowthepastdirectlybutmustconstructitbyinterpretingevidence,exploringhistoryismoreofacreativeenterprisethanitisanobjectivepursuit.Allhistoriansarestorytellers.

Somuchisnewandcomplextodaythatlookingbackforanunderstandingofthepastprovideslittleguidanceforlivinginthepresent.

Thechiefbenefitofthestudyofhistoryistobreakdowntheillusionthatpeopleinoneperiodoftimearesignificantlydifferentfrompeoplewholivedatanyothertimeinhistory.

九艺术类

Imaginativeworkssuchasnovels,plays,films,fairytales,andlegendspresentamoreaccurateandmeaningfulpictureofhumanexperiencethandofactualaccounts.Becausethecreatorsoffictionshapeandfocusonrealityratherthanreportitliterally,theircreationshaveamorelastingsignificance.

Thearts(painting,music,literature,etc.)revealtheotherwisehiddenideasandimpulsesofasociety.

'Itistheartist,notthecritic,'whogivessocie

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