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GREISSUETOPIC

GREISSUETOPIC

EDUCATION

Choosingthefieldsofstudy

Topics

∙Educationalinstitutionshavearesponsibilitytodissuadestudentsfrompursuingfieldsofstudyinwhichtheyareunlikelytosucceed.

∙Educationalinstitutionsshouldactivelyencouragetheirstudentstochoosefieldsofstudythatwillpreparethemforlucrativecareers.

∙Educationalinstitutionsshouldactivelyencouragetheirstudentstochoosefieldsofstudyinwhichjobsareplentiful.

∙Collegestudentsshouldbasetheirchoiceofafieldofstudyontheavailabilityofjobsinthatfield.

∙Somepeoplebelievethatcollegestudentsshouldconsideronlytheirowntalentsandinterestswhenchoosingafieldofstudy.Othersbelievethatcollegestudentsshouldbasetheirchoiceofafieldofstudyontheavailabilityofjobsinthatfield.

∙Collegestudentsshouldbeencouragedtopursuesubjectsthatinterestthemratherthanthecoursesthatseemmostlikelytoleadtojobs.

∙Collegestudentsshouldbasetheirchoiceofafieldofstudyontheavailabilityofjobsinthatfield.

∙Claim:

Whenplanningcourses,educatorsshouldtakeintoaccounttheinterestsandsuggestionsoftheirstudents.Reason:

Studentsaremoremotivatedtolearnwhentheyareinterestedinwhattheyarestudying.

Samples

∙Shouldeducatorsprovidestudentswithasetofideasorwithjobpreparation?

（GRECATAnswersP.88）

∙Arepeoplefreetochooseacareer?

（GRECATAnswersP.101）

∙Shouldeducationdevoteitselftoenrichingourpersonallives?

（GRECATAnswersP.173）

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Thesamenationalcurriculum

Topics

∙Anationshouldrequireallofitsstudentstostudythesamenationalcurriculumuntiltheyentercollege.

Samples

∙Themeritofanationalcurriculumforschools（GRECATAnswersP.119）

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Takecoursesoutsideone'sownfieldofstudy

Topics

∙Universitiesshouldrequireeverystudenttotakeavarietyofcoursesoutsidethestudent'sfieldofstudy.

∙Inordertobecomewell-roundedindividuals,allcollegestudentsshouldberequiredtotakecoursesinwhichtheyreadpoetry,novels,mythology,andothertypesofimaginativeliterature.

∙Claim:

Universitiesshouldrequireeverystudenttotakeavarietyofcoursesoutsidethestudent'smajorfieldofstudy.Reason:

Acquiringknowledgeofvariousacademicdisciplinesisthebestwaytobecometrulyeducated.

∙Collegesanduniversitiesshouldrequireallfacultytospendtimeworkingoutsidetheacademicworldinprofessionsrelevanttothecoursestheyteach.

∙Requiringuniversitystudentstotakeavarietyofcoursesoutsidetheirmajorfieldsofstudyisthebestwaytoensurethatstudentsbecometrulyeducated.

∙Somepeoplebelievethatuniversitiesshouldrequireeverystudenttotakeavarietyofcoursesoutsidethestudent'sfieldofstudy.Othersbelievethatuniversitiesshouldnotforcestudentstotakeanycoursesotherthanthosethatwillhelppreparethemforjobsintheirchosenfields.

Samples

∙Shouldcollegefacultyalsoworkoutsidetheacademicworld?

（GRECATAnswersP.133）

∙Whatisrequiredtobecome'trulyeducated'?

（GRECATAnswersP.136）

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Thechoiceofcurriculum

Topics

∙Educatorsshouldfindoutwhatstudentswantincludedinthecurriculumandthenofferittothem.

∙Claim:

Collegesanduniversitiesshouldspecifyallrequiredcoursesandeliminateelectivecoursesinordertoprovideclearguidanceforstudents.Reason:

Collegestudents—likepeopleingeneral—prefertofollowdirectionsratherthanmaketheirowndecisions.

∙Educatorsshouldtakestudents'interestsintoaccountwhenplanningthecontentofthecoursestheyteach.

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Themotiveoflearning

Topics

∙Learningisprimarilyamatterofpersonaldiscipline;studentscannotbemotivatedbyschoolorcollegealone.

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Thepurposeofeducation:

restrainorfreeourmind

Topics

∙Formaleducationtendstorestrainourmindsandspiritsratherthansetthemfree.

∙Somepeoplebelievethatthepurposeofeducationistofreethemindandthespirit.Othersbelievethatformaleducationtendstorestrainourmindsandspiritsratherthansetthemfree.

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Questionwhatwearetaught

Topics

∙Studentsshouldalwaysquestionwhattheyaretaughtinsteadofacceptingitpassively.

Samples

∙Shouldstudentsbeskepticalaboutwhattheyaretaught?

（GRECATAnswersP.155）

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Competitionineducation

Topics

∙Competitionforhighgradesseriouslylimitsthequalityoflearningatalllevelsofeducation.

∙Somepeoplebelievethatcompetitionforhighgradesmotivatesstudentstoexcelintheclassroom.Othersbelievethatsuchcompetitionseriouslylimitsthequalityofreallearning.

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Factsorideas

Topics

∙Educatorsshouldteachfactsonlyaftertheirstudentshavestudiedtheideas,trends,andconceptsthathelpexplainthosefacts.

∙Educatorsshouldbasetheirassessmentofstudents'learningnotonstudents'graspoffactsbutontheabilitytoexplaintheideas,trends,andconceptsthatthosefactsillustrate.

Samples

∙Shouldstudentslearnconceptsbeforetheymemorizefacts?

（GRECATAnswersP.124）

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Theparticipationofparentsineducation

Topics

∙Allparentsshouldberequiredtovolunteertimetotheirchildren'sschools.

Samples

∙Shouldparentsandcommunitiesparticipateineducation?

（GRECATAnswersP.156）

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Studyinaforeigncountry

Topics

∙Collegesanduniversitiesshouldrequiretheirstudentstospendatleastonesemesterstudyinginaforeigncountry.

∙Allcollegeanduniversitystudentswouldbenefitfromspendingatleastonesemesterstudyinginaforeigncountry.

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Teachers'salaries&students'academicperformance

Topics

∙Teachers'salariesshouldbebasedontheirstudents'academicperformance.

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Childrenwhohavespecialtalents

Topics

∙Societyshouldidentifythosechildrenwhohavespecialtalentsandprovidetrainingforthematanearlyagetodeveloptheirtalents.

Samples

∙Society'sdutytoidentifychildrenwithspecialtalents（GRECATAnswersP.179）

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TECHNOLOGY

Technology&abilityofhumanthemselves

Topics

∙Aspeoplerelymoreandmoreontechnologytosolveproblems,theabilityofhumanstothinkforthemselveswillsurelydeteriorate.

∙Theluxuriesandconveniencesofcontemporarylifepreventpeoplefromdevelopingintotrulystrongandindependentindividuals.

∙Thehumanmindwillalwaysbesuperiortomachinesbecausemachinesareonlytoolsofhumanminds.

Samples

∙Doluxuriespreventourbecomingstrongandindependent?

（GRECATAnswersP.122）

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Thegoaloftechnology

Topics

∙Theprimarygoaloftechnologicaladvancementshouldbetoincreasepeople'sefficiencysothattheyhavemoreleisuretime.

Samples

∙Theprimarygoaloftechnologicaladvancement（GRECATAnswersP.126）

∙Theimpactoftechnologyonourleisuretime（GRECATAnswersP.145）

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Technologyineducation

Topics

∙Althoughinnovationssuchasvideo,computers,andtheInternetseemtoofferschoolsimprovedmethodsforinstructingstudents,thesetechnologiesalltoooftendistractfromreallearning.

Samples

∙Dotechnologiesinterferewith'real'learning?

（GRECATAnswersP.185）

∙

Technologyinhumancommunication

Topics

∙Somepeoplebelievethatourever-increasinguseoftechnologysignificantlyreducesouropportunitiesforhumaninteraction.Otherpeoplebelievethattechnologyprovidesuswithnewandbetterwaystocommunicateandconnectwithoneanother.

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POLITICS

Thegovernmentalfundingofart

Topics

∙Somepeoplebelievethatgovernmentfundingoftheartsisnecessarytoensurethattheartscanflourishandbeavailabletoallpeople.Othersbelievethatgovernmentfundingoftheartsthreatenstheintegrityofthearts.

∙Nationsshouldsuspendgovernmentfundingfortheartswhensignificantnumbersoftheircitizensarehungryorunemployed.

∙Claim:

Nationsshouldsuspendgovernmentfundingfortheartswhensignificantnumbersoftheircitizensarehungryorunemployed.Reason:

Itisinappropriate—and,perhaps,evencruel—tousepublicresourcestofundtheartswhenpeople'sbasicneedsarenotbeingmet.

Samples

∙Theproperuseofpublicresources（GRECATAnswersP.25）

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Thepreservationofwildernessareas

Topics

∙Nationsshouldpasslawstopreserveanyremainingwildernessareasintheirnaturalstate,eveniftheseareascouldbedevelopedforeconomicgain.

∙Somepeopleclaimthatanation'sgovernmentshouldpreserveitswildernessareasintheirnaturalstate.Othersarguethattheseareasshouldbedevelopedforpotentialeconomicgain.

∙Nationsshouldpasslawstopreserveanyremainingwildernessareasintheirnaturalstate.

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Offerafreeuniversityeducation

Topics

∙Governmentsshouldofferafreeuniversityeducationtoanystudentwhohasbeenadmittedtoauniversitybutwhocannotaffordthetuition.

∙Governmentsshouldoffercollegeanduniversityeducationfreeofchargetoallstudents.

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Theprinciplesofpoliticalleaders

Topics

∙Somepeoplebelievethatinordertobeeffective,politicalleadersmustyieldtopublicopinionandabandonprincipleforthesakeofcompromise.Othersbelievethatthemostessentialqualityofaneffectiveleaderistheabilitytoremainconsistentlycommittedtoparticularprinciplesandobjectives.

∙Tobeaneffectiveleader,apublicofficialmustmaintainthehighestethicalandmoralstandards.

Samples

∙Ethicalandmoralstandardsandsuccessfulleadership（GRECATAnswersP.129）

∙Effectiveleadershipandcommitmenttoparticularprinciples（GRECATAnswersP.158）

∙Iscompletehonestyausefulvirtueinpolitics?

（GRECATAnswersP.160）

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Withholdinformationfromthepublic

Topics

∙Somepeoplebelieveitisoftennecessary,evendesirable,forpoliticalleader