Writing Feedback / Students should bring a certain skepticism to whatever they study. [4]

Issue Topic：I wonder whether I am off topic???
Issue 153"Students should bring a certain skepticism to whatever they study. They should question what
they are taught instead of accepting it passively."

Should students bring a certain skepticism to whatever they study? Is it better for students to question what they are taught than accepting it passively? The author claims so. I fundamentally agree with it, since the skepticism will bring signifcant advancement to most domains in our society. However, as the author implies, undue skepticism should not be encouraged.

Learning is a process to gain new knowledge and modify existing knowledge. It is the ability of learning that impel the development of society. As the masters of the future society, it is crucial for sutdents to develop a correct attitude to learning.

Most siginificant advancements in society come from skepticism. First, questioning the wisdoms that have been established will give a chance to correct them, thus it will bring innovations to society. For instance, William Thomson, a mathematical physicist and engineer who was famous for the discovering the lower limit to temperature,i.e. absolute zero, once asserted that heavier-than-air flying machines were impossible. Fortunately, some people queried his assertation, including the White brothers, thus there born the first successful airplane. It is hard to imagine what the result of the Second World War would be, or how long it would be taken from China to America, if all individuals believed the claim about impossible areoplanes. Another instance is about the cosmological constant, which was proposed by Albert Einstein. When he found his general theory of relativity indicated an unstationary universe, which opposed most physicists' inculding his belief, he modified the equation by adding a cosmological constant. However, the astronomer Edwin Hubble's observation proved that our universe is expanding that proved the so-called cosmological constant damaged his theory in fact. If Einstein would be skeptical to the established truth of stationary universe at that time, he would not regret about this error later. If Hubble dared not to question that theory and did not publish his observation, the publics' understanding to the universe would differ.

Nonetheless, if one does not know a certain relevant knowledge, one's querying often becomes worthless, and impossilbe for that one to prove his questioning. The first successful real airplane did not only come from the questioning to the "impossible flying machines" assertation, but also because their knowledge in engineering, material and other relevant domains. If Hubble knew nothing about astronomy and universe, even if he did a lot of observations, he would not realized that the truth about expanding universe. Before Darwin proposed the hyopthesis of evolution, he learnt a lot knowledge about nature. The starters of new styles copied many their predecessors' before they built their own theories about painting.

Therefore, it is necessary to clarify that undue querying will impede the development of society. Individuals may question the authorities for pursuiting fames. When watching television or searching the Internet, the news about individuals or groups making evidences to disprove the wisdoms existed for their own fames is sometimes seen.

In summary, students with the skepticism when learning, the whole society have chances to develop. Nevertheless, for reasonalbe questioning, related knowledge is needed. Besides, if the whole society falls into unsound skepticism, it will impede the innovations on the contrary.

Writing Feedback / We have not yet learned how to raise children who can help bring about a better society. [4]

This is my first issue, it is real hard for me...please help~
130:How children are socialized today determines the destiny of society. Unfortunately, we have not yet learned how to raise children who can help bring about a better society.

I agree that the extent of socialization of children determines the desnity of society. However, the speaker asserts that education today, whatever formal or informal, fails to instructe them in this way, which is overstated in my view.

As the future of society, how children are socialization significantly influences the development of society in two aspects. Firstly, if the children are socialized, it will be easy for them to survive in the society, which benefits the society as well. They will learn the skills either on jobs or intercourse, thus the society can run and survive efficently. Secondly, if overemphasis the socializaion on the youth, it will damage the future not only of children, but also of society. The youth will be so praglism that they only concentrate on the immediate interests, thus it makes the whole society concentrate only on the urgent problems and ruins the society in the end. It is hard to imagine what the world would be like if everyone dreamed of something unearth, behaved like Don Quixote. It is hard to imagine what the history would be like if there were no flight machines in the world, because the Wright brothers were too realistic to dream of flying. For the better future of society, the extent of the socialization on adolescents, like "dancing with fetters", is necessary to control.

Since it is crucial to combine realism and idealism of youth for the denisty of society, education from school, family or society is needed to balance the pragmatism and idealism.

Because of the recognization of human beings, it is true that adults today perhaps do not realize the "best" extent of socialization of children, as the speaker asserts. And the so-called "best extent" changes parallels the innovations of society. However it does not mean that the education today, from school, family or society, fails to instruct the youth in an appropriate way.

The formal education today helps students both in academica knowledge and social skills. Students are taught in varation subjects since primary school and are provided plentiful activities outside the class. Even children in China, the country was blamed for studying for grades, are requested to engage in out-class-activities frequently. Besides, the college students, except studying for their degrees, will take part in social practice every summer holiday. The formal education is trying its best to bring society outstanding future-contrubitors of society.

Education from family also promote the balance of socialization of children. Parents tell bedtime stories to their children, which brings them dreams and imaginations. Parents instruct their children how to get together with others, which makes them behave themselves.

Admittedly, society often enhance the socialization of adolescents, even if all it does is letting the youth live in it. However, it spreads something about ideals and imaginations as well. Spreading through variation media, such as newpapers, television and network, is not only the news, but also some imaginary stories and the beneficial thoughts.

All in all, the extent of socialization on adolescents has a crictial influence on the advancement of society. Although it is hard to handle the extent in education, adults today still does their best. Without these efforts, it is impossible for society to run futher more into a better future.