PersonalStatement(Education)Itismyconvictionthatthemeaningoflifedoesnotdwellinthelengthoftimethatonecanliveorthematerialabundancethatonecanacquire,butintherichnessandthewonderfulnessoflifeitself.Withtheincreaseofmyage,manythingsinmylifehavechanged.Butonethingremainsconstant,thatis,IwillconsistentlyinsistondoingwhatIliketodoandhopethatmyendeavorscanbevaluabletothelifeofothers.IseethisastheonlywaywherebyIcanrealizethevalueofmylife.MyundergraduatestudyfocusedoneconomicsandIachievedremarkablescholasticperformanceinthisfield.MyGPAis3.44(myGREscoreis2020andTOEFL----).Forfourconsecutiveyearsofmyundergraduatestudy,Ireceivedscholarshipsformydistinguishedacademicperformance.DuetomyequallyprominentperformanceinextracurricularactivitiesIwasconferredontheOutstandingStudentinCampusActivities.However,honestlyspeaking,myrealinterestliesnotineconomics,butineducation.EversinceIwasaprimaryschoolstudent,Ihadcherishedastrongdesireforateachingcareerexemplifiedbymyteachers.IntheactualteachingcareerthatIembarkedonuponmygraduatingfromuniversity,IhavebecomeincreasinglyawarethattheexistingeducationalconditionsinChinaarefarfromsatisfactory.ThebackwardteachingmethodologyandtheprevailingpedagogicalideologyhaverenderedChineseeducationoutofplacewiththemoderninternationaldevelopmentineducation.Onthemacrolevel,thecurrenteducationtheoryandpracticeinChinalagsignificantlybehindadvancedcountriesintheWest.Forinstance,thougheducationviatheinternethasachievedconsiderabledevelopmentinpasttwoyears,inpracticaloperationsucheducationhasmoreoftenthannotdeterioratedintoanextendedformoftheconventionalexamination-orientededucationinsteadofareallyinteractiveprocess.Inmypersonalexperience,despitethefactthatsomeoftheproblemsthatIhaveencounteredinmyteachingcareercanbesolvedbyconsultingrelevanttechnicalliterature,IhavefoundthatthemoreseriousflawsinherentinChina'scurrenteducationalsystemcannotbeworkedouteasily.Undersuchcircumstances,anadvancedprogramineducationbecomesnecessary.Inthisageofinformation,traditionaleducation,bothinitsideologyandmethodology,hasmetunprecedentedchallengelikemanyotheraspectsofhumanexistence.Meanwhile,thepursuitforhigherlevelsofeducationaldevelopmentandofthequalityoflifehaslargelytransformedtheeducationalvalueorientationofthegeneralpublic.Theeducationalmodelthatiscenteredaroundthecognitiveandintellectualinstructionhasbeenseriouslyquestioned.Greaterattentionhasbeendevotedtothecultivationofwell-developedpersonalityandtotheontologicalstatusoftheindividualineducation.Suchissuesastheinternalstudiesofeducationscience,scientificdecision-makingineducation,andmeta-educationhavealsobeenincreasinglyemphasizedupon.Therehavealsobeeninnovationsineducationalresearchmethodology.Thetendencyhasbeentocombinemoderntechnologywithhumanisticresearchcategoriesandwithnaturalisticresearchcategories,andtoorganicallyintegratequalitativedescriptionswithquantitativedescriptions.Itisalsoimportanttocarryouteducationalexperimentationsinwhicheducationalpredictionsarecomplementedbyeducationalfeedbacks.Boththecomplexityofeducationandthecomplexityofhumanindividualshavemadethecomprehensiveapplicationofdiverseeducationalapproachesnecessary.Thosenewhorizonsarewhatfascinateme.InviewofthefollowingqualificationsthatIhaveacquired,IbelievethatIwillacquitmyselfsatisfactorilyintheprospectivePh.D.programineducationthatIamcurrentlyendeavoringtoapplyfor.Firstandforemost,asisoftenclaimed,one'sinterestisone'sbestdirector.IbelievethatIwilldowellwhatIamreallyinterestedindoing.Secondly,thoughImajoredineconomicsasanundergraduate,mytrainingsduringthatstagehelpeddevelopeffectivemodesofthinkingandresearchapproaches.Inaddition,Iconscientiouslyself-studiedmanyworksrelatedtoeducation,includingADevelopmentalHistoryofEducationalScienceintheWest,whichenabledmetoconstructasolidgroundworkformoreadvancedstudiesinthisfield.Next,itcanbesafelyassertedthateducationandeconomicsarenotentirelyseparated.Forexample,itisnecessarytoapplymanystatisticalmethodsineducationalpsychologyandmyacademicrecordindicatesthatstatisticsisthesubjectthatIammostgoodat.Lastbutnottheleast,mycurrentteachingcareerandmyteachingexperiencewillplayapositiveroleinfacilitatingmytargetdegreeprogram.ThereasonwhyIapplyfortheUniversityof--isthatitisthefirststateuniversitywithatime-honoredhistory.TheSchoolofEducationinthisuniversityisquiteprominentamongitscounterpartsinthefield.IamparticularlyattractedbytheSchool'spowerfulpedagogicalresource,vibrantintellectualatmosphereandacomprehensivecurriculum.IplantoapplyforadegreeprograminInstructionalTechnologyorEducationalPsychology,bothofwhichenjoyunparalleledacademicreputationintheworld.MyapplicationforInstructionalTechnologyismotivatedbymystronginterestintheapplicationofmodernscienceandtechnology,especiallytheinformationtechnologyrepresentedbytheInternet,inthefieldofeducationandinthenatureofaseriesofrevolutionarychangesresultingthereof.InstructionalTechnologyisanewdisciplinethathasemergedasaresultoftherapiddevelopmentofmoderncommunicationtechnologysincethelate20thcentury.Ithastremendouspotentialfordevel