When I was a freshman in high school, the English teacher demanded each student to memorize the quotation of the play “Julius Caesar”. Since then, I have been looking at Shakespeare's words to remember important truths in the turmoil and turbulence.
“Dear Brutus, the mistakes are not on our stars, we are in ourselves …”
“The coward dies many times before he dies. The brave person will not die only once.”
“This was the most unfriendly cut in all cuts.”
Similarly, in 2013, the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the time visited Hong Kong to find comfort and indomitable spirit in the shortness of life and failure. He said he would look closely at the “Ilias” passage. Johnson read the excerpts, with an amazing groom.
Ancient Greek For more than two minutes, he was awe in his audience.
No one wants to say, but we are raising Americans in the whole generation with “slow” brain.
Last year, actor Jeff Gold Brum appeared in The Late Show with Steven Corvea. When asked how he “keeps inspiration,” he stated a long and heartfelt quote of the George Bernard Show about the true joy of life. His
I remember comfortably It was impressive.
It is rarely shown in such a deeply shows such deep knowledge. The reason is due to solemn reasons. Among the generations we are growing, the ability to show such features is getting lower. Students will not study as before and will not be able to maintain the same level of information. As a result, their knowledge gaps are very large, and in fact, it is vast for those other than teaching professionals.
This is not an exaggeration or melodrama. It reflects the living reality of the American classroom today. Students have an amazing gap in knowledge. Can they name them?
Capital? Solar planet? Basic grammar, Writing body,, The ocean or the continent? Do they understand? What is the great president of a specific presidentIs it important for them in 1066, 1215, 1776, or 1941? Unfortunately, the list is still going on.
The data from the National Education Statistics Center has backed this decrease.
Study time has decreasedAnd student Reduce homework。 Even when you are studying, you often get distracted by telephone and other devices. It is reported that the Z generation is spending up to the next amount. 9 hours a day On the screen.
Most American college students study
Less than 2 hours per day。 Strangely, despite the decrease in such efforts, The grades rose rapidly And the graduation rate is unprecedented. The contradiction, that is, the contradiction that the number of work is reduced, gains better results, questions modern education. This song reminds me of a verse of “Things that Make You Go Hmmm …” of the 1990s C+C Music Factory.
No one wants to say, but we grow Americans of all generations with the following abilities.
“Slow” brain。 The number of students who claim that they cannot study is increasing, and at the time of the exam, they just explain that they can only “remember anything.” New expression family – “Brain corruption”, “Doom scrolling” —A people explaining the damage situation appeared.
Why don't children read books anymore?
They can't concentrate。 And even if you can do it Many people have no vocabulary Or cultural historical knowledge to understand what you read. If you do not know anything about World War I, understand “Weapon Goods”. If you haven't heard about Afghanistan, understand “Kite Runner”.
The traditional method of strict learning and memorization is rarely supported, and is ignored as a relic from the passing educational era. Instead, new goals such as promotion of “” are adopted.21st century skillsEmphasize and encourage social emotional health.Digital literacyOr the exploration of identity has become a central stage.
At the same time, many of the modern “ideological leaders” and consultants have almost no direct experience in the classroom or have no direct experience, so they build powerful reading skills, which are the basic goals of education, and deep and substantive. I often ridicule to cultivate my knowledge.
But there is something we can do about it. If we raise the standards, young people can stand up to achieve it and will do so.
And here is the benefits of the dead. Many of the same children who claim that they cannot study for learning have somehow memorized dozens of plays in football fields, dramas' lines, and video games.
I asked the students to test this theory in the classroom and memorize the basic sentences of the United States, that is, the second paragraph of the constitution, Article 1 of the Constitutional Fix, and the Independent Declaration. At first they were shy. But over time, something surprising happened. They don't just learn words. They learned important things about themselves. They discovered that they could get rewards with their efforts and what they could do more than they believed. As the new students taught me, some truths are worth remembering forever.
Knowledge is not just worth the market. It is essential for fulfilling life. It is not a temporary trend or a temporary chic, but an essential basis based on the wisdom of the times.
Without intelligent strictness, children cannot know what they can do or how far they can reach. The solution is simple but deep. Ask more questions. Please request more. And see the magic happens.
