Perhapsthemostvaluableresultofalleducationistheabilitytomakeyourselfdothethingyouhavetodo, whenitoughttobedone, whetheryoulikeitornot.
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UnitGoals
Afterlearningtheunit, studentsareexpectedtobeable
·tounderstandthepurposesofeducation,
·toknowWilliamGoldingandhiswritingstyle,
·toidentifythefigurativelanguageappliedinwriting,
·toknowFrancisBaconandhisconcerns, and
·toimprovelanguageproficiencyandcriticalthinkingthroughthecontentofthisunit.
BeforeYouRead
: Picture-description.
, andtrytofindtheirsymbolicmeaningintheboy’s (theauthor) eyes.
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1)Howimportantiseducationtoaperson? Whatarethepurposesforeducation?
2)Whataresomegoodmethodsinstudyoreducation? Why?
3)HowdoyouunderstandRené Déscartes’ famousremarks “Ithink, thereforeIam”? Howisthinkingimportanttohumanbeings?
4)DoyouagreewithWilliamButlerYeats’ lines “Educationisnotthefillingofapail, butthelightingofafire”? Expressyourideas.
5)Haveyougotananecdoteortruestoryaboutyourschoollife? Whatdoyourlearnfromthatexperience? Sharewithyourpartner.
, ontheInternetorinthelibrary, , achievements, literarystyleandmajorconcerns.
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