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Benjamin J. Stein was born November 25, 1944 in Washington, D.C. He grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland which is located about 10 miles north of
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Washington D.C.
• According to your ideas, what is the big problem in American education?
• One of the current trends in higher education is the move away from liberal, broad-based education to education that is vocational or job-oriented. What is your opinion of the general tendency?
• Yes, You Can Still Retire Comfortably! (2005)
• Yes, You Can Time the Market! (2004)
• How to Ruin Your Love Life (2003)
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• Fable is a tale often featuring animal characters, told to illustrate a specific moral point, and it often ends with a proverb reinforcing that point。The Elements of a Fable include animal characters with human qualities, setting and situation, problem, resolution and moral or lesson.
• Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Buildings, 9th Edition (1999)
• Building Technology: Mechanical and Electrical Systems, 2nd Edition (1997)
• Yes, You Can Be A Successful, Income Investor : Reaching for Yield in Today's Market (2006)
• What do you think education can offer to human beings?
• Can you imagine how a man makes a living without education?
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Background Information
• Benjamin Stein
He graduated from Columbia University in 1966 with honors in economics, and in 1970 he graduated from Yale Law School where he was elected valedictorian of his class by his classmates. Stein has worked as a poverty lawyer and a trial lawyer in the field of trade regulation at the Federal Trade Commission.
In 1973 and 1974, he was a speech writer and lawyer for Richard Nixon and then for Gerald Ford.
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• Stein has also been a columnist and writer for many news publications including The Wall Street Journal, Barrons, and The Washington Post among others. Stein is also credited for having written and published over 16 books. Despite having a resume that boasts a gamut of lofty professions and part-time endeavors, Stein didn't achieve his official celebrity status until his part as the boring teacher in the 1986 movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
• Reading Activities
Text Analysis Language Study Learning Strategy Discussion Questions
• Further DevelopmБайду номын сангаасnt
Writing Quiz
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Preview Questions
• Do you think there are differences between American education and Chinese education? What are they?
Unit 8 Coping with an Educational
Problem
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• Background Information
About the author: Benjamin Stein Fable UCLA Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations Iwo Jima
Since 1997 he has been a popular fixture on cable tv's Comedy Central as the host of the game show "Win Ben Stein's Money."
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His works:
• Can America Survive (2004)
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Washington D.C.
• According to your ideas, what is the big problem in American education?
• One of the current trends in higher education is the move away from liberal, broad-based education to education that is vocational or job-oriented. What is your opinion of the general tendency?
• Yes, You Can Still Retire Comfortably! (2005)
• Yes, You Can Time the Market! (2004)
• How to Ruin Your Love Life (2003)
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• Fable is a tale often featuring animal characters, told to illustrate a specific moral point, and it often ends with a proverb reinforcing that point。The Elements of a Fable include animal characters with human qualities, setting and situation, problem, resolution and moral or lesson.
• Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Buildings, 9th Edition (1999)
• Building Technology: Mechanical and Electrical Systems, 2nd Edition (1997)
• Yes, You Can Be A Successful, Income Investor : Reaching for Yield in Today's Market (2006)
• What do you think education can offer to human beings?
• Can you imagine how a man makes a living without education?
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Background Information
• Benjamin Stein
He graduated from Columbia University in 1966 with honors in economics, and in 1970 he graduated from Yale Law School where he was elected valedictorian of his class by his classmates. Stein has worked as a poverty lawyer and a trial lawyer in the field of trade regulation at the Federal Trade Commission.
In 1973 and 1974, he was a speech writer and lawyer for Richard Nixon and then for Gerald Ford.
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• Stein has also been a columnist and writer for many news publications including The Wall Street Journal, Barrons, and The Washington Post among others. Stein is also credited for having written and published over 16 books. Despite having a resume that boasts a gamut of lofty professions and part-time endeavors, Stein didn't achieve his official celebrity status until his part as the boring teacher in the 1986 movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
• Reading Activities
Text Analysis Language Study Learning Strategy Discussion Questions
• Further DevelopmБайду номын сангаасnt
Writing Quiz
2
Preview Questions
• Do you think there are differences between American education and Chinese education? What are they?
Unit 8 Coping with an Educational
Problem
1
• Background Information
About the author: Benjamin Stein Fable UCLA Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations Iwo Jima
Since 1997 he has been a popular fixture on cable tv's Comedy Central as the host of the game show "Win Ben Stein's Money."
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His works:
• Can America Survive (2004)