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Unit 3, Book Three I. Section A: Where Principles Come First Objectives: 1. Learn something about education and its aim. 2. Explore the potential abilities of the students 3. Master CET 4 words and language points Ⅰ.Lead-in 1. What is the purpose of education? “教育的本质意味着：一棵树摇动另一棵树，一朵云推动另一朵云，一个灵魂唤醒另一个灵魂。” ( Jaspers ) Education has for its object the formation of character. (Spence教育的目的在于品德的培养。 (斯宾塞) Education is not an end, but a means to end. 教育不是目的，而是一种达到目的的手段。 An educational system should be one in which the love of learning, rather than the acquisition of facts, is cultivated. 教育应该培养学生酷爱学习，而不仅仅是为了获取事实。 It is wrong to spoon-feed the students. 对学生进行填鸭式教育是错误的。 Education polishes good natures, and corrects bad ones. 教育可以光大善良的天性，纠正邪恶的天性。2. For what do you come to college？ References 1) Some may focus so much of their time on academic achievement that… 2) Some may build up their ability in living on their own, so as to … 3) Some may extend their talent for a specialty in order to … 4) Some may attach more weight to the romance and pleasure … II. Background Information 1.The Hyde School: In 1966, Joseph W. Gauld founded the first Hyde School in Bath, Maine in response to a system of education which he believed was failing its children because of too much focus on academic achievement rather than character. His search for a new approach in education led to a program that valued attitude over aptitude, effort over ability, and character over talent. The school cherishes the idea that educational reform must begin with the family. Actually the Family Education Program is what makes the Hyde education unique. The school believes that parents are the primary teachers and the home is the primary classroom. This involvement of families for more than 35 years has led the school to a number of discoveries. Who Am I? One of Hyde’s basic purposes is to develop students’ character. This focus on character unleashes the deepest motivation in students’ self-discovery. The sc