Does studying and going to school count as education? A formality indeed. But the so-called "well-educated", in addition to the individual's intelligence and rich knowledge, is also a process of building a strong self-after all, we all have to face various worries and randomness in life. We will more or less think: Why do people need education? What is the purpose of education? Help us master the acquisition of knowledge? Proficient skills? Get success? In exchange for respect? Or indulge in wider pleasures?
➤Education is not for professional knowledge and skills
In 2008, he took over the position of President of Yale from Arthur Twining Hadley, who had been in office for 20 years. He is a world-renowned educator.Richard Charles LevinSaid: If a student actually possesses some very professional knowledge and skills after graduating from Yale University, this will be the biggest failure of Yale education. He believes that professional knowledge and skills are something that students need to learn and become proficient after graduating from college according to their own wishes, and are not the work of Yale University education.
➤The real usefulness of university education
In Richard Levin's collection of lectures, "The Work of the University," it explains Yale's commitment to cultivating leaders. From his point of view, the key to undergraduate education is general education, which focuses on cultivating students' critical and independent thinking abilities and lays a permanent foundation for lifelong learning. Liberal education originally means liberal education, which is the free nourishment and sublimation of the soul. The spirit of freedom, civic responsibility and lofty aspirations are the areas where students wander. Students should not be burdened by utilitarianism and have the right to freely develop their personal potential and choose their field of study. Establish the growth direction of life at a critical period to contribute to society and the progress of mankind. This is the purpose of a Yale education in Richard Levin's mind.
➤Develop the ability to see yourself clearly and analyze worldly affairs
In the book "The Idea of a University", the author John Henry Newman mentioned: "Only education can make a person have a clear and conscious understanding of his own opinions and judgments. , only education can enable him to make sense when stating his views, to be persuasive when expressing, and to be powerful when agitating. Education allows him to see the true face of the world, get to the point, untie the tangle of thoughts, see through specious sophistry, and put aside irrelevant things. Details. Education can make people convincingly qualified for any position and master any subject with ease." This is consistent with Richard Levin's philosophy, and it is also a sharp definition of the true purpose of education.
