People seldom agree with each other even in such issue as the comparison of importance of book and experience. It's too haste to claim that book takes more weight, or vice versa. To get a better understanding of these two different ways to gain knowledge, we must have a bird's view of the knowledge category.
  Some disciplines whose interior structures are extremely complex and systematical such as mathematics, physics, chemistry and so on, are way too abstract and complicated for students to study from experience of daily life. Although sometimes a few talent kids are able to penetrate some phenomenon to manage some simple regulations and principles, they'll fail to get the integrate picture of the knowledge. So these discipines are more suitable to study in the relevant professional books.
  On the other hand, some areas like sports and communication skills are more suitable for students to learn by experience gained from continuous practice. A case in point, a swim coach never teach his students in classroom all the time. He must design a teaching plan like this: to teach some fundamental tips in the first day and then let all students practise in the pool.
  However, there are also some domains that requires both theoretical and practical education. For instance, foreign language and military leadership. The former one calls for systematical study of vocabulary and grammar as well as the experience of communication, and the latter one needs both basic theories of military management and experience of leading a war. Without any one of these two factors, you can never obtain the essential of the domains I have mentioned above.
  So, it should come as no surprise to find that both book and experience play significant roles in our study, and when it comes to the question which one is more important, the best answer would be: it depends on which specific area you are talking about.

[ 本帖最后由 seotaiji2007 于 2008-10-8 14:53 编辑 ]

Required Or Optional
  People seldom agree with each other even in such trivial debate as “should classes be optional or required?” Of course, It’s too haste to claim that to make courses optional is positive, or vice versa. However, I derive a greater sense of inclination of mandatory regulation.
  Perhaps the most direct drive of my inclination is based on the qualm of the self-control ability of current students. That is, nobody can guarantee that all of the students have a good sense of  discipline to manage and utilize their own time in a rational and efficient way. Although someone argue that they are mature enough to manage their own life, I still doubt whether the argument bears much analysis. Let see, a student in college would undergo various temptations to waste time, such as basketball, PC game and some emotional stuff.  And sometimes he may change his mind to turn to the court when he is scheming to go to the library.
  Another special consideration in this case is that optional class education may cause everything disorder in campus just like blood recycle system to be disorder in human body. Everything will be OK when students follow the mandatory regulation to attend classes. But when it comes to optional class revolution, one student could come up in every place in a certain moment, like basketball court, gymnasium, library and mess hall. That means congestions can be seen everywhere. Just imagine how awful it will be if a sea of students flood into library to compete with each other for seats. That would be a big problem for campus management.
  Besides, we should not neglect the exorbitant tuition everyone paid. A case in point, if you have to pay twenty thousand dollars per year as the tuition, and you have 4000 hours’ courses to study each year, that is, a course’s price is 5 bucks per hour. The reason why I bring this up is that I want to clarify one thing: If a leader of university sets up the optional revolution, it would be impossible for him to change the form of tuition payment, which means you have to pay twenty thousand dollars all the same rather than pay by the hour. Therefore, we can infer that the optional revolution itself is paradoxical and seems not to be so perfect as people previously expected when take account into some further details.
  From what has been discussed above, we may safely draw the conclusion that classes in universities should be required.

[ 本帖最后由 seotaiji2007 于 2008-10-9 09:35 编辑 ]

Part Time Job
    People seldom agree with each other even in such trivial issue as necessity for students to have a part time job. Of course, it’s too haste to claim that engaging in a part time job is positive, or vice versa. However, I derive a great sense of inclination to hold a negative opinion about it.
    Perhaps the most direct drive of my attitude is originated from the suspicion of the function a part time job serves. Although someone will argue that students can cultivate their sense of making money and responsibility of their future by participating part time jobs, I still doubt whether this argument bears much analysis. Let me ask a question first: what is the definition of  a university students? It is the elite who will engage in more advanced mental work such as   leading a corporation, designing process systems of various fine chemical products and building architectures with complex structures. Unfortunately, most part time jobs like delivering posters , washing bowls and so on, totally have nothing to do with these careers, let alone help students for their future careers.
    Another consideration in this case is that some part time jobs are too time-consuming that always disrupt the original study schemes made by students, and accordingly, when it comes to examination, their achievements are usually less impressive. Worse still, some students may even failed to obtain their bachelor degrees because of their awful grade and lack of credits.
    Besides, we should not neglect the truth that part time job probably have a potential impact on students’ psychology towards money. If a student is absorbed in his sideline too much, he will get  used to paying more attention to some trivial financial stuff in his daily life rather than his major study and his future. For instance, while his classmates are thinking of which country they should go for their further education and personal development, he would probably be exhausted in making such senseless decision: which brand of trousers should I choose to save more money?
   From what has been discussed above, we may safely draw the conclusion that part time jobs are not so helpful  as they apparently seems to be and most people previously expected.

[ 本帖最后由 seotaiji2007 于 2008-10-7 16:52 编辑 ]

Big City Or Small City
     People seldom agree with each other even in such trivial issue as the preference between big city and small city for children to live in. Of course, it’s too haste to claim that inhabit a big city is more positive than a small city, or vice versa. However, I derive a great sense of inclination of living in a big city like Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and so on.
     Perhaps the most direct drive of my inclination is based on the cultivation of children’s early sense of competition. For instance, when children are on their way to school in a prosperous city, they would be able to see a sea of people with various social identities, such as industry workers having helmets on their heads, white-collars wearing smart suits, and bosses in their limousines, are busy travelling to their positions. These daily experiences would definitely give them a better understanding of contemporary social classes and the cruel relationship among those different gradations, and accordingly, children would gradually recognize the reality of fierce social competition which will probably make them feel more pressure to study desperately.
    Another special consideration of this case is that children’s early talent and inspirit can be greatly developed when they are immersed in the multiplex atmosphere of a big city. A case in point, seven years ago, when my neighbor’s son who was eight years old was walking in the park accompanying with his parents, he was invited to act an advertisement of drinks. After the successful debut, he became a young famous actor and was matriculated by Princeton University.So, it should come as no surprise to find that there are more opportunities for children to dig their interior potential and make their way to success.
     Although someone would argue that there are too many temptations for children to grow up in a positive direction when they live in a prosperous atmosphere, I still doubt this argument bears much analysis. In my point of view, those who support this argument just ignore one important aspect---- the extremely advanced educational systems in big cities in which children will receive high-quality education. And accordingly, I believe the favorable academic atmosphere could keep children away from all of negative temptations.
     From what have been discussed above, we may safely draw a conclusion that big cities are more suitable for children to inhabit.

[ 本帖最后由 seotaiji2007 于 2008-10-9 14:34 编辑 ]

Does television make it harder for parents to control their children?
     People seldom agree with each other even in such trivial issue as the reason why children are harder for parents to control. Of course, an overwhelming majority will point out the television as a fall guy for it spread too much negative information which is rated as the essential factor to corrupt children’s pure heart. However, I deem it’s too haste to totally attribute the cause to television.
     Perhaps the most direct drive of my attitude is based on my comprehension of the function television actually serves, especially in the mainland district. It is universally acknowledged that the contents of TV programs in the main land are so extremely confined by relevant department that it is almost impossible for Chinese children to contact with the negative information like violence, not to mention erotic movies. Even if the inland movie called “lust caution”, which is the most controversial one in 2007, also inevitably failed to escape from the strict examination. As a result, most of the naked scenes were cut down before the premiere. So, it should come as no surprise to find that there is no opportunity available for children to receive inappropriate content from TV.
     Another special consideration in this case is that this new generation seems to be too busy to enjoy TV programs. They always have burdensome homework which looks as though they could never totally finish in the daily life. Worse still, when it comes to holiday, most children would probably be enforced to attend various extra courses such as piano, foreign language and so on, and accordingly, they actually have less time to watch TV. So this truth can be viewed as a strong   evidence which further proves that the majority exaggerated the impact of television to children.
     So what on earth is the real cause that makes parents harder to control their children? Perhaps the benevolent see benevolence and the wise see wisdom. Maybe it is caused by one child policy, or by materialization of society, whatever. But, as what has been discussed above, it would by no means be television.

[ 本帖最后由 seotaiji2007 于 2008-10-9 09:47 编辑 ]

Work With Group Or Independently
      People seldom agree with each other even in such trivial issue as the preference between working with group and working independently. Of course, it’s too haste too claim that group working is more efficient than independent working, or vice versa. So I deem it depends on specific situations.
       Perhaps the most direct drive of my view is based on the consideration of different characteristics of people. In order to simplify the extent of the discussion, I just divide various types characteristics into two types: introverted and extroverted. The people who are articulate, humorous, frisky and eloquent are relatively suitable to work in a group because of their natures, nevertheless,  when it comes to loneliness, the serious anxiety that spontaneously generated from their minds could not let themselves totally focus on their work. On the other hand, those who are silent and farouche but full of intelligence would better work independently. It is because in a closed and quiet atmosphere, they are often able to conceive incredibly creative ideas or discover significant theories. For instance, Tomas Edition, Darwin, Isaac Newton, these famous scientists were all working and thinking independently in most of their lifetimes.
      Another special consideration in this case is the categories of works. Such works refer to strictly logical structures and organizations as industrial engineering, surgical operation,  commercial business and so on, call for intimate cooperation among various functional departments and frequent negotiations among leaders who charge for the specific areas. A case in point, NASA, which is rated as one of the most famous and advanced science research organization, comprises of numerous minor departments so that it can fulfill some complex and difficult tasks with a high efficiency. However, some works like painting, music composition which emphasis on intuition and inspiration, are desirable for people to work independently and could by no means be interrupted by any evens occurred in the real world.
      So,  from what have been discussed above, it comes as no surprise to find that there are so many factors we ought to analyze before answer the question about the comparison between group work and independent work.

[ 本帖最后由 seotaiji2007 于 2008-10-9 19:32 编辑 ]

Does grade encourage students to learn?
      People seldom agree with each other even in such trivial issue as whether grade does encourage students to learn. Of course, it’s too haste to claim that it does, or vice versa. But the problem is not so simple as it apparently seems to be. As an overwhelming majority deems that it is grade that greatly stimulates adolescents to learn, close scrutiny, however, indicates that the mass inclination may not be supported by the following further analysis.
     To begin with, let me ask one question first: what is the definition of learning? Well, it is universally acknowledged that learning is a process to gain knowledge or experience which can greatly be utilized in one’s future career. And grade just serves as a function of examining how much and how deep knowledge you have obtained. However, as the competition among students is being increasingly fierce and cruel, the original definition and motivation of learning are gradually being distorted by grades which seem to be more available for students to show off. A case in point, Wang Xinxin, who is the Number One Scholar of National Matriculation Examination in 2006, was interviewed by CCTV reporters. Ironically, when she was asked which career she is longing for, she said that she has never thought about it. So, it should come as no surprise to find that grade itself now is turning to be the most merciless robber of natural curiosity which is the fundamental quality a student has to process. Without curiosity, learning is just a superficial routine rather than mental enjoyment.
       Another special consideration in this case is that grade itself always fail to reflect the level of intelligence of a student actually have. For instance, Albert Einstein, who is rated as the greatest scientist in the last century, was discriminated by his teacher because of the awful grades he got in his childhood. But his teacher might never know that this talentless kid would perform so unbelievable in his future career. However, most students nowadays seem not to be so lucky as Einstein was, for the study pressure now is far more than one hundred years ago. If a student is always frustrated by his low grades, he would probably agree with others to define himself as a talentless student and eventually give up. Maybe numerous “Einstein” were killed by this way in recent 20 years, I guess. So, grade is not only a merciless robber of curiosity, but also, to a certain extent, viewed as a genius killer.
       From what have been discussed above, are you still holding your opinion that grade can greatly encourage students to learn?

[ 本帖最后由 seotaiji2007 于 2008-10-8 19:59 编辑 ]

The impact of costumes to human behaviors
     People seldom agree with each other even in such trivial issue as whether different costumes do influence the way people behave. Of course, it’s too haste to claim it does, or vice versa. While an overwhelming majority deems that the main factor to impact human behaviors is human natural characteristics and their family backgrounds rather than such superficial stuff as attires, I sense this opinion is too unilateral for me to support.
     Perhaps the most direct drive of my attitude is based on my own experience in campus life. I was used to hanging around the basketball court and sometimes join in the game in my spare time. But I gradually spot an interesting phenomenon: when I play basketball wearing a casual sport uniform, I could perform normally as I used to be. However, when I wear the Nowitzki’s Dallas team suit, I always sense much pressure while I am shooting because the NBA player I represent of is so excellent at shooting  that I just wondering if I can play the role like that, and accordingly, when it comes to the opportunity to shoot, the nonsense generated from my mind would disrupt my attention and then miss the goal, even if when I am open. The reason why I bring this up is because I want to clarify one truth: when someone wears a suit which represent of a certain identity or image, he would spontaneously be eager to make his performance  assorted with this identity or image. And if he is not able to make it, then his psychological situation would remarkably be changed
     Another special consideration in this case is that attires with different prices can result in different effects to impact people’s behaviors, especially for ladies. While a lady is walking in the street wearing a brand new and exorbitant costume, her intense desire to be noticed by others is far more fierce than any moments in her life because she paid so much money on it and she believes that she deserves to be admired. This mental transformation can great influence on her social behaviors. For instance, she would probably be more willing to show herself in public occasion like ball, office, cafeteria, and so on. By contrast, when the lady change her clothes into cheaper ones, not only would she feel shamed, but also unwilling to participate any public activities. So, it should come as no surprise to find that the price of attire has intimate connection with human behaviors.
    From what have been discussed, we may safely draw the conclusion that sometimes costumes can impact human behavior as well as any other factors that the majority thinks of.

[ 本帖最后由 seotaiji2007 于 2008-10-10 10:14 编辑 ]