[00:08.11]Teaching Knowledge or Educating People?
[00:11.71]As one of the most powerful engines driving human development,
[00:17.50]education has always been a topic of public interest and concern.
[00:24.62]There is much controversy about the real purpose of education
[00:29.66]---teaching knowledge or educating people.
[00:33.14]Those who argue for knowledge-based education
[00:37.13]claim that people receive education
[00:40.11]with the aim to prepare themselves for the future career.
[00:44.53]Therefore, what education should offer
[00:48.32]is knowledge and skills needed for a certain profession.
[00:53.24]Nevertheless, another voice is also frequently heard
[00:57.91]that the essence of education should not be so utilitarian,
[01:02.88]and should lie in its guidance of people in morality and justice.
[01:07.92]As a university student receiving higher education,
[01:12.28]I hold the opinion that a reasonable education
[01:16.07]is the combination of teaching knowledge and educating people.
[01:20.36]Education should certainly be able to prepare young people
[01:24.66]for their future careers;
[01:26.46]besides,
[01:27.71]educating people to be moral citizens
[01:30.38]is an essential function required by the society.
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