Topic 1 Education

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Topic 1: Education

I. teacher and student relation

1. Has the relationship between students and teachers changedover the past 20 years?

2. What is the role o teachers and students in learning andteaching nowadays?

!. "hould students stay at ho#e doing their own studying or go tolectures?

$. What are the bene its and drawbac%s o sel &learning?'. (o you thin% that how you are taught at school will a ect the

way you teach other people?). *etween teachers and parents+ who in luences the way you

behave #ore?,. Teachers are supposed to be the #irror or his- her students to

i#itate? (o you thin% that he- she #ust lead a bla#eless li e?Why or why not?

. "tudents nowadays tend to show very little respect to theirteachers+ what do you thin% are the causes o this pheno#enon?

II. technology in the classroo#

1. can you co#pare a classroo# now with that 20 years ago+ inter#s o technology?

2. do you thin% that teachers and students can wor% better with hi&tech devices?

!. discuss the advantages and disadvantages o using /ower /ointin giving lessons?

$. discuss how co#puters and the Internet helps students in theirstudies?

'. do you thin% that co#puters will replace the role o teachers inthe uture?

). what are the pros and cons o correspondence courses?,. will video&con erencing and distant learning be a popular or# o

uture studies?

III. punish#ent

1. when a student #a%es a #ista%e+ how should he be punished?2. do you thin% corporal punish#ent is acceptable in education?

What #ethods do you suggest instead o this %ind o penalty?!. what are the e ects o physical punish#ent?$. who do you thin% should ta%e the responsibility o punishing the

students? Teachers or parents?


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I . e a#inations

1. what do you thin% about the nu#ber o tests that you have to

ta%e nowadays? re there too #any?2. do you thin% it is necessary to have #id&ter# and inal tests inthe school year? Why or why not?

!. should tests now be replaced by continuous assess#ent? Why orwhy not?

$. do you thin% that university entrance e a# is a necessary? Whyor why not?

'. should university entrance e a# is abolished?). what proble#s do students ace when there are #any tests to

ta%e?,. i you were the /ri#e 3inister o Education+ what changes would

you #a%e to our education syste#?

. ho#ewor%

1. do you have to do a lot o ho#ewor% every day?2. do you thin% that such a#ount o ho#ewor% is reasonable?!. do you thin% it will be better or students i their teachers give

the# less ho#ewor%?$. should students4 ho#e ti#e be or un only+ not or doing

ho#ewor%?

'. what do you suggest teachers do when they have to reduce theho#ewor% assigning to students?

). do you thin% doing a lot o ho#ewor% will help studentsunderstand what they have learnt better?

I. a ter school activities

1. do you participate in any social activities?2. what social activities can you thin% o ?!. do you thin% that scouting is a very use ul activities to help

young people to beco#e #ature?

$. what are the bene its o social activities?

II. single&se schools

1. do- did you go to a single&se school or a #i ed school?2. do you thin% that students can learn better when there is no

presence o #e#bers o the opposite se ?


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!. do you thin% that those who study in single&se schools will haveproble#s interacting with #e#bers o the opposite se ?

$. do you support or discourage the practice o single&seeducation?

III. /rivate versus public education

1. do- did you go to a state or private school?2. can you co#pare the two types o school? Which one do you

thin% is better?!. do you thin% that there should be no private schools? Why or

why not?$. when students study at state establish#ents+ should the

govern#ent pay or their schooling?'. do you thin% that private school is always in erior to public ones?). do you thin% that a degree ro# a private school is not valued as

#uch as that ro# a public one?

I5. rts "ub6ects and sports education

1. when at school+ should students be taught arts along withacade#ic sub6ects or 6ust acade#ic ones?

2. what can sub6ects li%e #usic and drawing help students?!. can students be s#arter when they are taught these sub6ects?$. is teaching sports good or students? In what way?'. do you thin% that so#e sports help students build up tea# spirit

which is necessary or their uture wor% and li e? Which ones?

). when at school+ should there be sports co#petitions?,. so#e people say there #ust be no sports contests at school?

What is your opinion on this?. what are the disadvantages o playing sports?

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