Some people think that they don't need schools, and all that they need is just books. In their opinions, all of the knowledge can be passed down by paper. I have to say I could not agree with them. Books are not everything. As an ancient Chinese proverb goes, "if you believe in everything in books, I would rather you don't have any books." Of course, books are important; however, experience should not be excluded when studying.
Books have limited space, and limited time to convey knowledge. Authors are human beings too, they can't know everything. When writing a book, authors must abandon some things, which the author considers unimportant, or which is unable to tell on paper. However, if a student believes only books, he doesn't go out and take a look at things beyond books, he will also be limited.
Books don't give all kinds of examples. When reading books, I don't think a person could easily understand everything. Sometimes he might think he knows everything in books, but when he tries to use what he learns on other real things in the real world, he might find there are too many factors not mentioned in books. Sometimes, experiences help to give a hand.
- Jan 25 Fri 2008 19:24
Writing for Impressiveness (30鐘快速寫作): Experience or Books
- Jan 25 Fri 2008 19:20
Writing for Impressiveness (30鐘快速寫作): A Change in School
Most of students are not satisfied with their school. Not surprisingly, I am one of them. If I had the power, I would like to solve the accommodating problem in my university. The number of available beds is in severe lack. I think the school should provide more opportunities to live in student dorms.
Living in the dormitory is more secure and safer. My university is located in the countryside of southern Taiwan. It’s a little discrete around my school. After sunset, the school becomes quite discrete, and this has caused some safety problems. Stealers can easily get into a vacant room without appropriate security. However, people need ID cards to get through the door, and when they stand infront of thr door, their faces are recorded by cameras.To live in a safe place enable students to concentrate on their studies.
The other reason I think there should be more room available is based on the economic aspect. Our school is a non-profit and governmental organization, so the school could provide economic and acceptable price. Some students might be rich and want to have his own room; however, other students might not afford to live outside. I think the school has the responsibility to take good of such students. Thus, more rooms should be provided for those who don’t want to live outside and who don’t afford the rental outside.
- Jan 17 Thu 2008 23:48
ETS Criterion 寫作工作坊 Career Decisions (6級分)