补充阅读B1U1-5.doc

补充阅读B1 Unit 1 University Student life Education Education is the process by which people acquire knowledge, skills, habits, values, or attitudes. The word education is also used to describe the results of the educational process. Ideally, education should help people develop an appreciation of their cultural heritage文化遗产and live more satisfying lives. It should also enable people to become more productive members of society, both as citizens sharing in democratic processes and as workers in the economy. The most common way to get an education is to attend school. But much education takes place outside the classroom. Education involves both learning and teaching. Sometimes, people learn by teaching themselves. But they also learn with the help of other people, such as parents or teachers. Parents are a childs first and perhaps most important teachers. They teach their children attitudes, habits, and values that help shape the childrens character and remain with them throughout life. But few parents have either the time or the ability to teach their children everything they need to know. Instead, parents turn over many educational responsibilities to professional educators. Teachers and school district administrators have the chief responsibility for education. The organized instruction they provide is called formal education. Learning that results from less-organized instruction is called informal education. But many other institutions and agencies also provide education. Churches, which are established mainly for worship礼拜, educate their members through church teachings. Libraries, newspapers, and such organizations as the Boy Scouts童子军 and Girl Scouts also educate people. Radio and television are especially effective means of education. For example, various TV programs provided by public television stations give millions of children in the United States valuable learning experiences. Since the late 1970s, computers have become important in education. Widespread