[15]Wemustthereforelookatthegeherthaidsideroursa,maoallthedortallife。Ifmeachedtothesoilofourtry,ifoedalltheyearround,ifeveryman’sfortuneweresraspedthatheeverloseit,theablishedmethodofeduwouldhaveadvahechildbroughtuptohisowngwould,heeverhavetofacethedifficultiesofaion。Butwhenwesiderthefleetingnatureofhumanaffairs,therestlessanduneasyspiritofourtimes,wheioheworkofitspredecessor,ceiveamoresehaeachildasifhewouldneverleavehisroom,asifhewouldalwayshavehisservantsabouthim?Ifthewretchedcreaturetakesasiepupordow。Thisisnotteaghimtobearpain;itistraininghimtofeelit。
[16]Peoplethinktheirchild’slife;thisisnotebetaughttopreservehisownlifewhenheisamahebuffetsoffortuobraveoverty,toliveathesnowsofIdoronthesgroalta。Invainyaih;hemustdie;andevenifyoudonotkillhimwithyourpres,theyaremistakeoliveratherthantoavoiddeath:lifeisa,theuseofoursenses,ourmind,ourfaculties,everypartofourselveswhichmakesussci。Lifesistslessihofdaysthaninthekeensenseofliving。
Notes
1。byhalves:withoutbeingthhorexhaustive
2。ce:byce
3。ere:before(mostlyinliteraryworks)
4。want:alacke
5。whenwhere
6。:twistorcausetotwistoutofshape
7。buffetsoffortu在此的意思是“blow”,即“打击”之意,因此buffetsoffortune的意思是“命运中的打击”。
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1。ToRousseau,natureisgoodayisevil。Ifachildistodevelopintoagoodpersobeexposedtonatureandisolatedfromsociety。DoyouagreewithRousseauthatisolatingagrowingsocietyisthebestoption?
2。Todaysimilarideasareexpressedbythosewhowishtotrolthetelevisionshowswatch,thegamestheyplay,theideastheyhear,aheyassociatewith。Doyouthioomuchobsessedwiththisvulnerable-childidea?
3。Whatdoyouthihatadultsdof-termwellbeinginacorruptsociety?
4。Bygtheexampleofaplantbeiogrowiainway,Ruesthathabitsareiionreliesuponins。TowhatextentdoyouagreereewithRousseau’sideaosiion?
5。Rousseaubelievesthat“trueedusistslessihanidopredprahere?TowhatextentdoyouagreereewithRousseau?
6。Rousseaubelievesthat“thoseofuswhobestehegoodandeviloflifearethebesteducated”。Whatdoyouthinkshouldbetheyardstieasurethesuccessofedu?
After-readingAssig
OralWork
1。AgtoRousseau,thereisryihayoungchildbecausethechildhasnocapacitytoreason。Theyounglearnphysicalskillsahrthediresequencesofhisas,butotlearnanythihroughthesymbolisoflaarethetreseargsabout’scapacitytoreason?DotheyechoRousseau’sideaainstit?Workonthesefindihemtoyourclassmates。
2。InRousseau’swork,émile,thefictitiousboy,spe25yearsofhislifeinthepanyofhistutoriryside。Thetutoruouslystudiesémile,getstokiveandwhim,akoprovidetheboywithjustthoseexperiebestimparttheexasthatthetutordeemsappropriate。Whatkindoflifedoyouexpeileliviotactwiththesociety?Shareyhtswithyourclassmatesroommates。Chooseaspokespersasofyourdisdreportthemtoyourclass。
3。Rousseaudsthatlivingincitiesisbadforandwillindoatethemfartooearlytoallofthevidpretensionsthatareoninurbanareas。Workwithyourclassmatestofindoutwhatarethosevidpretensioalksaboutanddiscusstheimpaa’surbanizationmoveon’sedu。Repsaswellasyourdisresultstotheclass。
WrittenWork
1。Whatqualitiesshouldatutororparehathesheisabletoeducateachildathomeratherthanatschool?Writeanessayofabout400wordstoexplainyourviews。
2。Whithispassagestrikesyouasmosttruthful,andwhichideastrikesasbeingabittoreveedowwoideasandlistfurtherevideosupportortradictthem。Exgetheresultsofyourworkwithyourclassmatesaheryourespohor’sideasinsimilarordifferent
3。PhilosophersasdiverseasAristotle,Plato,Johzu,andfuciuswroteextehepurposeandroleofedudsgiivesocieties。Theseearlythinkerssharedmanyowhatitisthatschoolsshouldexisttodo,buteaalsohadtheirowivesontheroleofsgwithiureandcivilization。Studythesethoughtsandideasareporttopresentys。
&eiistandphilosopher,believesthateduhastwotralfuneistoeducatetheindividualasafreeindividual;theotheristoeducatetheindividualasapartofsociety。TowhatextentdoyouagreewithEihefunsofedu?Pleasewriteanessayofabout500wordstoexplainyourviews。
FurtherReadings
TaxoioivesbyBenjaminBloomTheProcessofEdubyJeromeBruner
FramesofMindbyHardner
&ionandDemocraDewey