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(一) 图表型
The past years have witnessed a mounting number of Chinese scholars
returning from overseas. As is lively illustrated by the column chart, the
number of returnees climbed from a mere 69.3 thousand in 2008 to over 272.9
thousand in 2012, at an annual increase rate of around 50%.
A multitude of factors may have led to the tendency revealed by the chart,
but the following are the critical ones from my perspective. First and foremost,
along with the development of Chinese economy and society, the number of Chinese
studying abroad has been soaring in the past years, which has provided an
expanding base for the number of returnees. In the second place, the government
has enacted a series of preferential policies to attract overseas Chinese
scholars back home. Last but not least, the booming economy, science and
technology in this country have generated more attative job opportunites for
scholars returning from overseas.
The waves of returnees will definitely contribute to this nation’s
development, since they have brought back not only advanced science and
technology but also pioneering concepts of education and management. With more
scholars coming back from overseas, and with the concerted efforts of the whole
nation, we have reasons to expect a faster rejuvenation of this country.
(二) 图画型
This is a satiric but true-to-life drawing. As we can see in it, a man is
drowning, with only one arm above water gesturing for help. Those standing on
the bank, however, instead of lending a helping hand, are busy photographing
with their mobile phones, most possibly taking the scene as another
eyeball-attractor on the Internet.
Exaggerating as it might be, the phenomenon mirrored by the cartoon is not
uncommon in modern society. Actually, both the picture and instances in real
life point to the fact that many people nowadays ignore what they should do due
to the use of mobile phones and the Internet. It never too rare to see some
people taking pictures of newly served dishes in a restaurant and upload them to
their friend circle in We Chat. Nor is it to find people busy taking photos and
update their micro blogs when touring. Some even fail to take proper actions in
case of emergency, just as the crowd in the picture do. Their only goal seems to
be attracting as much attention online as possible.
Such being the case, it is high time that we pondered over the problem and
figured out a solution. Among all measures, I believe, the central one should be
resisting the temptation of vanity brought along by such modern self-media as
micro blog, and coming more back to life itself.
(三) 对立观点型
Is It Up to Students to Evaluate Teachers?
The past few years have witnessed a mounting number of universities
allowing students to evaluate their teachers and even decide if they can stay on
their positions or not. To this practice, people’s attitudes differ
considerably. Some applaud it warmly whereas others criticize and even condemn
it harshly.
Proponents of the practice may list the following reasons. In the first
place, they assert that students are the people who know the most clearly about
the teaching performance of a teacher, so they should have the say in evaluating
him or her. In the second place, they contend that students have paid for their
education, so they have the right to decide which teacher should be
employed.
Opponents, however, point out that it is dangerous to leave the right to
students to evaluate teachers. For one thing, students may not know what ought
to be taught and how it should be taught; they may only judge a teacher
according to his temper and even accent or appearance. For another, in order to
please students, some teachers may resort to some improper means.
Personally, I believe that both views are justifiable, and we should
achieve a balance between them by employing the evaluating approach in a
reasonable and beneficial way. To be specific, students should be allowed to
evaluate their teachers, but they may not be the only decision-maker in the
teachers’ fate.
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