Monday, September 06, 2004

Discusions on Social Issues

Is English skill that important? China is probably one of the few countries in the world where learning English has almost become a national obsession. However, most people cost much but gain little. Our teaching and test systems have deviated from the initial purpose of English learning in that it teaches and encourages elite English instead of practical one.

Is abstinence the best policy? . . . A few decades ago, a premaritally pregnant woman would be condemned by public opinion, she might even be forced to take her own life. Nowadays, it is not uncommon to see a bride well-advanced in pregnancy at a wedding. Is this progress or regress? No one knows for sure.


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