ExaminationsExertaNegativeInfluenceonEducation(考试对教育的负面影响)ExaminationsExertaNegativeInfluenceonEducationWemightmarvelattheprogressmadeineveryfieldofstudy,butthemethodsoftestingaperson`sknowledgeandabilityremainasprimitiveasevertheywere.Itreallyisextraordinarythatafteralltheseyears,educationistshavestillfailedtodeviseanythingmoreefficientandreliablethanexaminations.Forallthepiousclaimthatexaminationstestwhatyouknow,itiscommonknowledgethattheymoreoftendotheexactopposite.Theymaybeagoodmeansoftestingmemory,ortheknackofworkingrapidlyunderextremepressure,buttheycantellyounothingaboutaperson`strueabilityandaptitude.Asanxietymakers,examinationsaresecondtonone.Thatisbecausesomuchdependsonthem.Theyarethemarkofsuccessorfailureinoursociety.Yourwholefuturemaybedecidedinonefatefulday.Themomentachildbeginsschool,heentersaworldofsharpcompetitionwheresuccessandfailureareclearlydefinedandmeasured.Canwewonderattheincreasingnumberofdrop-outs,youngpeoplewhoarewrittenoffasutterfailuresbeforetheyhaveevenbegunacareer?Canwebesurprisedatthesuiciderateamongstudents?Agoodeducationshould,amongotherthings,trainyoutothinkforyourself.Theexaminationsystemdoesanythingbutthat.Whathastobelearntisrigidlylaiddownbyasyllabus,so`thestudentisencouragedtomemories.Examinationsdonotmotivateastudenttoreadwidely,buttorestricthisreading;theydonotenablehimtoseekmoreandmoreknowledge,butinducecramming.Themostsuccessfulcandidatesarenotalwaysthebesteducated;theyarethebesttrainedinthetechniqueofworkingu第12页下一页