speech-on-Education-关于教育的英文演讲.docx

SpeechIGoodmorning,everyone!Thisweek,wearcgoingtoIcamanewtopictheAimsofEducation.DifferfromWhitehead'sidea;Ithink(heaimofeducationistohelppeopleformalifelonglearningconsciousness.Inmyeyes,educationisno<anend.butameansIoanend.!notherwords,wcdono<educatechildrenonlyforteachingthemknowledgehuttohelpthemformalifelonglearningconsciousness.2 Wecanseethat,aseducationappeared.Iheaimofi(hasalwaysbeenaho<topictohumanbeings,especiallythegreatthinkers.Theirideastowardstheaimofeducationreflect(heeducationalchangesinhumansociety.,hatistosaytheaimofeducationisnotMatk.InancientGreek,Aristotlethoughtthat“Educationmuseaimatthedevelopmentofthefullpotentialitiesofeachman”.1.ater,itdevelopedintoIhCideaoftrainingyoungpeopletobewell-educatedgentlemenorcitizensinHenryNewmansworkTheIdeaofaUniversity.3 Asthesocietydevelops,theaimofeducationhastakeninnewmeaningsandimplicationstoeducateandtrainpeopletoheall-roundlycultivatedpersons.Tnachieve(hisgoal,onehastospendhiswholelifetolearn.However,inIheusualcasepeoplejustspendsomeyean>onSludyinSChookoruniversities.AflertheyleaveSChoO1.theyseldompickupbooks.Nowthegovernmentisadvocatingbuildinga"learningSoClCyJtPrOVidCSpeoplechancestodosomecontinuouslearningino<bcrschoolsbesidestheformalones,likenightschools.4 Infact,(heideathateducationshouldbethroughoutaperson'slifehasbeenexistingforalongtime.InChina,itcanbetracedfurtherbackto*theAnalectsofConfucius*.Confuciussaid.Tfsomeyearswereaddedtomylife.Iwouldgivefiftyto(hestudyoftheYi.andthenImightcomebewithoutgreatfults”.ThisindicateshisideaofIitclonglearning.Besides,somefamouswestern)hilosophesalsoheld(heidea(hatindividualeducationshouldbeacontinuousprocess.Forexample.IhegreatthinkerAristollcclaimedthat"Educationisthebestprovisionforthejourneytooldagc,hcscclaimsaboveshowthatthosegreateducatorstakeeducationasalongtermtask.5 Unfb11una(ely,thetimeIhalpeoplespendinschoolsoruniversitiesislimited,sois(heknowledgetheycanlearnintheformalSChocling.AsHresult,ilisSignifiQinll>rteacherIopromoteIeamerautonomyandguidestudentstoformalifelonglearningconsciousnessinSChOO1.Butusuallypeopledonottakeitseriousuntiltheyleaveschool.Iwouldliketotakemyeldercousinasanexample.6 Myeldercousinwent(oaprofessionalschoolafterhegraduatedfromhighSChOO1.Oneyearlater,hebecameaworkmaninafactory.Hewassatisfiedwiththejobandstoppedlearning.Yctastimegoesby,nowhefeelsthatthetaskisbeginningtoexceedhisability.Thisisnotasingleeasehappen(othose“graduates”.7 Nowadays,moreandmorepeoplerealizethisPrObICmandstarttolakesomemeasures(osolveit.Inordertogetahigherdegree,peopletakesomecoursesontheInternetorgotonightschoolstodotheirfurtherstudy.Suchbeing(heease,whynothelppeoplebuilduptheirconsciousnessoflifelonglearningwhentheyarestillinschool?ThUSIheycandosomepreparationandtry(heirbesltoCrcaIeopportunitiesforfurtherstudyevenaftertheyleaveSChOO1.8 ,Ibconclude,theaimofeducationoughttoeducatepeopletoconsidereducationasacontinuousprocessandformthisconsciousnessinschoolso(hatpeoplecanreceiveanykindofeducationinanylineoranywhereoadaptcothedevelopnnofsociety.