Education 教育

Education 教育

范文

Do agree or disagree with the following statement: It is easier nowadays to get educated than before. ｀

University fees in many countries can be quite expensive nowadays, and this may lead some to believe that education is becoming less obtainable than before. This is untrue, however. If we look at the bigger picture, it is actually easier for most people to get an education in today's society compared to in the past.

To begin with, getting educated has been made easier in many ways thanks to computerization. One big change is how distance education has made it possible for people to access educational resources and earn advanced degrees from the comfort of their homes. Whereas before people needed to move to big cities or towns to get a good education, now they can take online courses and receive quality instruction even in rural and remote areas. Computerization has brought lots of smaller changes too. Electronic dictionaries enable us to look up words more efficiently. Educational computer programs and smart-phone apps make it possible for us to interact with information in more vivid ways. Watching informative videos online can stimulate interest outside of the classroom.

Additionally, education has become more attainable because it is no longer restricted to the upper-classes of society. While in the past only the rich could afford tuition fees for prestigious institutions, today good schools are affordable enough for most people to attend. And since education has become a higher priority in today's society, private tutor s are also more common and no longer reserved only for high-class families. As long as they have determination, anyone today can receive tutoring, attend a university, and gain academic qualifications. If they cannot afford to pay tuition, determined students can obtain scholarship s or take out student loans.

Finally, in most countries today, governments have a greater involvement in promoting education. In China, for example, education is compulsory from grades 1 –9. The government has even created programs to send teachers to less developed areas in order to ensure that everyone receives this minimum level of schooling. Some remain illiterate despite this, but on the whole, literacy has become far more widespread. China has also implement ed government-sponsored exchange programs which give students a chance to study abroad. In contrast to before, when governments only really concerned themselves with the education of elites, nowadays governments are very involved in the education of ordinary citizens. In conclusion, education is becoming more and more accessible due to a number of factors: Computerization has given us new and interesting ways to learn, schooling is no longer restricted to the elite, and governments have become more involved in educating their citizens. Overall, getting an education has become easier for everyone in modern times.

核⼼词汇解析

afford v. 买得起, 负担得起

It is becoming more and more difficult to afford the high tuition fees that colleges charge nowadays.

如今要支付⼼大学的⼼高学费越来越难了。

attend vt. 出席;上(大学等); 照料;招待

According to a study in Forbes, employees spend up to

80% of their time attending meetings.

根据福布斯的一项研究,雇员有80%的时间都花在开会上了。compulsory adj. 义务的;必修的;被强制的

Military service is still compulsory in many countries today.

服兵役如今在很多国家还是强制性的。