英语作文-The purpose of education

The purpose of education

What is the intrinsic quality of education?In fact, this topic is as old as itself and is discussed all the time.Before answering the question, let us think about this phenomenon. Why are there only few Chinese people won the Nobel Prize?Is this because ofstupid ofChinese people? Obviouslynot.

China is an exam-oriented country that pays a lot of attention to factsteaching, exam skill, but ignore the cultivation of students’qualification including creation spirit. In the process of teaching and exam-oriented education, due to the uniqueness of the answer, the innovation thinking of students have been written off greatly. Most of students lose their creativity capability in the absence of creative consciousness and innovation thinking which are been pinned. How could there be outstanding works? No wonder there is few Chinese Nobelprize winner.

Al bert Einstein stated that “Imagination was more important than knowledge, it is because that knowledge is limited while imagination covers almost every field of the world, it is the source of knowledge and promotes the progress of society.”It follows thatit is important to cultivate Chinese students’innovation thinking and consciousness.

The true intellectual education is not to import knowledge, but to ignite the wisdom, inspire thinking, cultivate innovation consciousness. Particularly in literal education, which is teaching thinking and thinking about life, social problem and human nature, it is the attitude of life, and the understanding about the society and the life as well as the methodology. Creative thinking is different from the general thinking activities, it needs not only thediffusing thinking but also the concentrative thinking. The creative thinking is not readily definable, goal-directed action is the significant characteristic of creative thinking. For most students, creative thinking capability is one of the most important consideration for school education.

How to develop the creative thinking of students?Interest is the best teacher. Great interest can promote studying enthusiasm of the students and improve their curiosity for seeking knowledge, which will improve their learning efficiency. Additionally, It is necessary to la y stress on culturing students’divergent thinking, practice skills andwork abilities.

Innovation is the spirit of a nations progress and the invariable force of a country's prosperity.Therefore, our idea of education shouldinnovate according to the development of society, and younger generation should not only studytraditional basic courses but alsothe ability if innovation.