第八十七讲

    Fact Searching
    Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Then go back to the text for a check of your understanding. You should tell which line(s) of which paragraph support(s) you. Finally, work in pairs to correct those false statements. (P155)
    ( ) 1. None of the highly creative modern thinkers had a university education.
    Line(s) _____ Para. _______. ？？__________
    ( ) 2. The author suggests no other forms of exams for the self-taught.
    Line(s) _____ Para. _______. ？？_______________
    ( ) 3. According to the author, young people have a strong sense of idealism and faith.
    Line(s) _____ Para. _______. ？？_______________
    ( ) 4. There is a great need for those destined for ordinary jobs to learn something in college.
    Line(s) _____ Para. _______. ？？_______________
    ( ) 5. Public universities should give their students serious training.
    Line(s) _____ Para. _______. ？？______________
    ( ) 6. It seems that what college represents now is not the same as we expected.
    Line(s) _____ Para. _______. ？？______________
    ( ) 7. Four to eight years of Ph.D. subject may do more good than harm to a student.
    Line(s) _____ Para. _______. ？？______________
    ( ) 8. The author has a positive attitude towards the suggested reductions in compulsory education.
    Line(s) _____ Para. _______. ？？______________
    (F) 1. None of the highly creative modern thinkers had a university education.
Line(s) 2—3 Para. 1 . Some of the highly creative modern thinkers had a university education: Montesquieu, Jefferson, Goethe, etc.

    (F) 2. The author suggests no other forms of exams for the self-taught.
Line(s) 2—4 Para. 2 . There should, of course, be equivalency exams for the self-taught, as well as on-the-job training, for most professions.

    (T) 3. According to the author, young people have a strong sense of idealism and faith.
    Line(s) 5—6 Para. 3 .

    (F) 4. There is a great need for those destined for ordinary jobs to learn something in college.
    Line(s) 1—2 Para. 4 . Those destined for ordinary jobs don’t need to learn anything taught in college, and many of them know it.

    (T) 5. Public universities should give their students serious training.
Line(s) 1 Para. 5 .

    (T) 6. It seems that what college represents now is not the same as we expected.
    Line(s) 1—9 Para. 6 .

    (F) 7. Four to eight years of Ph.D. subject may do more good than harm to a student.
    Line(s) 5—9 Para. 6 . ... The result of all this mental drill tends to be a mashed human, a hollow person.

    (T) 8. The author has a positive attitude towards the suggested reductions in compulsory education.
    Line(s) 1—3 Para. 7 .

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