研究生英语A Liberal Education体验教学.ppt

A Liberal Education—T.H. Huxley Members: Contents Background of Liberal Education Theme and Structure Examples of Nature Education Sentences and Words Extension Part I :Background of Liberal Education —Chen Yuan Outline What is education? The meaning of edcation The origin and development of liberal education What is education? Education in the largest sense is any act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind ,character or physical ability of an individual.In its technical sense,education is the process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge ,skills and values from one generation to another. The meaning of education For personal: Education gives not only knowledge but also required social skills. Education makes our path in our lives earsier. The meaning of education For Nation: Science and technology constitute a primary productive force.-----Deng XiaoPing Education are essential for countries to be able to achieve high levels of economic growth. prenatal education early childhood education primary education adult education service education education in our imagination The Origin and Development of Liberal Education The origin of liberal education The development of liberal education The origin of Liberal Education The origin of Liberal Education T.H. Huxley(1825-1895),?English biologist, educator, and advocate of?agnosticism（不可知论). Huxley’s vigorous public support of Charles Darwin’s evolutionary naturalism earned him the nickname “Darwin’s bulldog（斗牛犬）”. He holds liberal education is an artificial education which has not only prepared a man to escape the great evils of disobedience to natural laws, but has trained him to appreciate and to seize upon the rewards which nature scatters with as free a hand as her penalties. The development of liberal education The advocated period Liberal education was advocated in the 19th century by thinkers such a