答案一頁一題，頁碼=題號Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Teachersshouldassign studentseveryday.( Moststudentsinthisworldstruggledailywiththeir .Manyteachersbelievethatdailyisthekeytoeducationandschoolsuccess.Iagreewiththisopinion.HerearemyFirst,dailycanreintheknowledgestudentslearnedatschool.Astudentcannotconcentrateeveryminute,andremembereverythingthatateachertaught lass.Dailyisthebestwayforstudentstoreviewwhathelearnedduringtheday,andstudyontheproblemsthathedonotunderstand,andprepareforthenextday’swork.Second,daily isthebasisforsuccessinexams.Thisisespeciallytrueforthosestudentswhoarenotsobright,andtheonlywaytosucceedinschoolis day.Wheneverthe flagstheclassbehaviordips,thesocialbehaviorismuddled,andthegradestakeanosedive.Nomatterwhattheabilityofastudent,daily isthekeytostudents’schoolsuccess.Third,dailycanhelpstudentsdevelopgoodlearninghabits.Learningisnotalwaysanenjoyableexperienceandstudentsalwaysneedtospendhardtimeonit.Dailycanformakindofhabitoflearningforstudents.Onceahabitisformed,learningisnotsuchapainfulthingandastudentcanfinditmoreandmoreinteresting.Obviouslythiswillgreatlybenefittoaonclusion,dailyiscrucialtostudents’success.Liferequiresustokeeplearninginordertocatchonwiththisfastpacingsociety.Agoodlearninghabitandmethodthatwedevelopedwhenwearestudentscanbenefitusfortherestofourlife.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Intwentyyears’time,peoplewillleadamoreleisurelylife.( Idisagreewiththis.Ithinksocietyismovinginadirectionwherepeoplewillbebusierandworkingmorethaneverinthefuture.Peoplewillhavemoreoptionstoturntheirpassionsintobusinesses,jobsandcareerswillbemoreappreciated,andpeoplewillfeelmorecompelledtohelpothersintheirsparetime.Workandleisureusedtobequiteseparated.Imaginesomeoneinthe1950s,forexample.Theywouldcomehomefromtheoffice,puttheirslip ,andwatchsome evisionintheevening.Maybeontheweekendstheywoulddosomewoodworkinginthebackyard,buildingbirdhousesandendtablesforfun.Butintoday’sworld(andlookingaheadtothefuture),itissomucheasiertomakebusinessesoutofourhobbies.Ifyou’regoodatbuildingbirdhouses,whynotsellthemonlineandgetsomerecognitionandmoneyforyourtalent?Ifyouthinkyouhaveagoodknowledgeofwine,whynotstartablogwhereyoureviewthelocalvineyards?Peoplestillhavefun,buttheintehelpstheirsparetimeandhobbiesbealittlemoreproductive.Intheseshakyeconomictimes,wherejobscansometimesbehardtofind,Ithinkthatpeoplearegoingtoappreciateanyworkthattheycanget.Quittingyourjobtospendmoretimeathomemightnotbearealisticorappealingoption.Therewon’tbeanyguaranteesthatyouwilleasilygetajobagainwhenyouneedto.SoIthinkmostpeoplewillkeeptheirheadsdownandjustgratefullyacceptanyworkthattheycanget.Finally,theworldisgenerallymorecompassionatethanithasbeeninthepast.Therearesomanycharitiesandnon-profitorganizationsouttherethatareveryeasytofindandvolunteerfor.It ealmostexpectedtodevotesomeofyoursparetimetohelothers.Thisdoesn’thavetobeadailyorevenaweeklyevent.Butitisapartofmanypeople’slivesandIthinkitwillcontinuetobe.Anditisaformofwork,ratherthanleisure.Therejustisn’tanypaymentinvolved.ThatiswhyIthinkpeoplewillhavelessleisuretimeintwentyyears.Basedoncurrenttrends,hobbieswill emixedwithbusiness,regularjobswillnotbediscardedwillingly,andreasedvolunteertimewillmeanreasedworkforthe Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Itisbettertospendmoneyonsomethingthatlastsalongtime,suchasanexpensivepieceofjewelry,thanonsomethingthatprovidesshort-termpleasure,suchasavacation.( Idisagreewiththis.Alotoffancyandpriceyitemsmaylastalongtime,buttheydonotultimaybringasmuchhappinessaspurchasesthatonlylastashorttime.Manyexpensiveitemsarehardlyused,becausetheownersaresoworriedaboutaccidentallydamagingthem.Short-termpleasureslikemealsatrestaurantscanbequitecheap,andthereforemorefrequentandvaried.Finally,fleetingpleasureslikevacationscancreatewonderfulmemoriesthatdolastforever.Manypeopleseemtohaveahandfulofverynice,well-crafted,andexpensiveitemsintheirhouse.Maybeit’sagoldnecklace.Maybeit’ssomefinesilverwareanddinnertesinheritedfromagreat-grandmother.Maybeit’sarareguitaronlymadefortwoyearsinthe1960s.A canfeelprideinowningthesethings.Butatthesametime,oftensuchitemsarehardlyusedbecausetheownerisafraidofdamagingthem.TheymightonlyusethesilverwareanddinnertesonChristmasday.Theguitarmightnotevenbeyed,butkeptinadisycaseinstead.Howmuchjoyisactuallytakenintheseitems,inthelongrun?Somuoneyisspent,butthentheitemishiddenawayforsafekee.Thenwehavesimplelittlepleasureslikegoingouttodinner.Thepurchasedoesn’tlast—yourfoodisgoneveryquickly!Butyoudotrulyenjoyit.Andsegettingdinnerissocheap,youcantfrequently.GetMexicanfoodwithyourbestfriendonTuesdayandthengrabsomeGreekfoodwithyourparentsthatweekend,andsoon.Gotoanewrestauranteverytimeifyouwant.Itwillbefun,tasty,andalwayschanging.Ithinkexperienceslikethesearedefiniyworththemoneybecauseofhowoftentheyaddhappinessandexcitementtoa ’slife.Thesameideacouldbeappliedtowomenbuyingmake-uporperfumeorothersuchitems.Eventuallytheproductwillrunout,buttheywillbeusedandenjoyedveryoften,maybeeveneveryday.Sometimeslittledelightsliketheseenhanceourlivesmorethanweevenrealize.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Thepurposeofevisionistoeducate,nottoentertain.( Iwouldhavetodisagree. evisioncanbotheducateandentertain;Idonotthinkitshouldhavetobeoneortheother.Infact,thetwoworkbestgoinghand-in-hand.Oneof evision’smoststrikingattributesisthewaythatitcancapturetheattentionofviewerswithsuch,makingthemsitupandpayattentiontowhatisonthescreen.Firstandforemost,withitscombinationofsound,image,andcontinualfeedofprograms,evisionisentertainingbyThingsgetinterestingwhenoneconsidersthedifferentwaysthatentertainmentcanbepresented.Ofcourse,therearethetrashyevisionprogramslikerealityshowsaboutvainrichpeopleanddaytimetalkshowswheretheaudiencesscreamatthewildguests.Therearetheinfomercialsthatairinthemiddleofthenightandtry,urgently,toconveyoutobuyablenderthatyou ydonotneed.Thesethin ightentertainus.Theirsheersillinessmightmakeuslaughwhenwe’reboredorsittingaroundwithfriends,havingaglassofwine.Thereisnoeducationtobehadthere,butatleasttheviewingcanbefunsometimes.Thenthereareshows,suchasskillfully-writtendramasandevensomecomedies,thatarebothentertainingandeducationalinthewaytheyprovokethoughtabouthumannature.Throughempathizingwithabroadspectrumofcharactersandfollowingthemthroughtangledandoftenintensesituations,wecometoseeourselvesandothersinamoreopen-mindedandthoughtfulway.Theseshowsareputtogetherwithinligenceandviewerscanindeedlearnfromthem,whilestillutterlyenjoyingthem.Finally,thereareprogramsthatarethemosttraditionallyeducational,likeariesandnewsinvestigations.Theyareeasytofindonevisionaswellandcanteachviewersaboutendlesstopics,frompopularsubjectsinhistorytoobscuretrivia.Youcancertainlyeducateyourselfthroughwatchingthem.Andonceagain,theuseofstirringvisualsan rrationwillalmostalwaysentertaintheviewerandkeephimorherengaged,perhapsmorethanadrytextbookwould.Mypointisthatevisionisalwaysanentertainmentmedium.Sayingthat evisionshouldbesolelyeducation-basedandnotentertaintheviewerisdisregardingthebasicwaythatevisionfunctions.Yetastheviewerisentertained,moreoftenthannotthereiseducationofvarioustypestobefoundwithintheprograms.Theyareoftenlearningsomething.Itiseachindividual choicewhatspecificallytheywanttowatchandhowmuchtheywanttoengagetheirinligence.Buttheoptionforlearningisalwaysthereandpresentedinafun,enticingway,whichisagreatDoyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?In20yearsfromnowon,studentswillnotuseprintedbooksanymore.( Idisagreeandbelievethat,althoughdigitalbooksare reasinglypopular,printedbookswillstillnotbecompleygonefromtheacademicrealmintwentyyears.Schoolanduniversitylibrarieshaveinvestedalotoftimeandmoneyintotheirprintedbookcollectionsovertheyears.Theirtransitiontodigitalbookswillbeslowand pleteforquiteawhile.Also,manystudentsstillfinditeasiertostudywithbookstheycanphysicallyholdintheirhands.Finally,thereisacertainlovefortraditionandolderthatalotofpeoplestillholdonto.Schoolsanduniversitieshavebeenbuildinguptheirphysicallibrariesfordecades.Justgotoanyrandomareaofacollegelibraryandsortthroughthebooks.Therewillbealotfromthe1960s,the1950s…It’scommontofindbooksnearlyahundredyearsold!Schoolsusedtopouralotoftime,energy,andmoneyintoimprovingtheirphysicalbookcollections.Andalthoughnowthetransitionisstartingforchangingtodigitalbooks,Ithinkitwillbeaveryslowprocess.Whatwill eofthesethousandsandthousandsofbooks,takingupentirebuildings,withtheirownhistoryandworth?It’snotassimpleasjustbringingthemalltoathriftstore.Theywillbearoundforawhileyet.Itwouldbewastefultojusttossthemallaside.Ialsothinkthatstudentsfindacerta omfortandeasewhenstudyingwithphysicalbooks.Theycanhighlightimportanttext,theycanputbookmarksthroughoutthepages,theycantossthebookintheirbackpackandbringitwiththemtoclassortoacoffeeshop.Thesethingscanbedonewithdigitalbooks,toanextent,buttheprocessismuchslowerandmorecomplicated.Whenyouownanexpensivedevice,youworryabouteventakingitoutsideyourhome.Withabook,youhavenoproblemreadingitonthebusorsubway.You’realsonotstrainingyoureyesstaringatadigitalscreenfortoolong!Finally,thepassionthatmanyyoungpeoplehavefornostalgiashouldbenoted.Therearemanyteenagers,borninoftheCD,thatownrecordyersandusethemfrequently!Therearecollegestudentswhodecoratetheirapartmentswitholdfurnitureandartworkmorefromtheirparents’generation.Itcomesfromanappreciationforandinterestinthepast.Thesesamepeoplewillprobablyneverabandonbooksentirely,becausetheysimplydon’twantto.onclusion,printedbookswillstillbeusedbystudentsintwentyyears.Schoollibrarieswillstilllikelybeholdingontotheirlargebookcollections,studyingwithprintedbookscanbeeasierforsome,andmanypeoplelikephysicalbooksbecausetheyappreciatenostalgicitems.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Teachersshouldbepaidaccordingtohowwelltheirstudentsperform.( Idisagreewiththisidea.Someteachersmakeahugepositiveimpactontheirstudentsthatcan’tbemeasuredbygradesortests,therearestudentsthatdon’tdowelleveniftheyhavefantasticteachers,andhavingextramoneyasapossiblerewardcouldmakesometeachersunfortunaycheatthesystem.Goodteacherscanhavevariouseffectsontheirstudents.Yes,someleadtheirstudentstogetgoodgrades.That’simportant,ofcourse.Butteacherscsoinspireconfidenceintheiryoungstudents,makingthembelievetheycandoanythingtheysettheirmindto.Teacherscangivetheirstudentsabroaderviewoftheworld.Teacherscansparktheimaginationsofthechildrentheyinstruct.Teacherscanbefunny,exciting,andlife-changing.Theycandosomuchtohelpkidsdeveloptheir alitiesandsenseofself.Thatismoreimportantandfardeeperthansomegradesonatest.Idon’tthinkit’srighttorewardjustthegradesanddisregardthewonderfulthingsthatcan’tbemeasured.Also,somekidsjustnaturallystrugglewithschoolwork.Theymayhavealearningdisabilitythatmakesreadingdifficult.Ortheymayhaveashortattentionspanandstruggletopayattentionduringlectures.Noteverystudentisgoingtogetgoodgrades,nomatterhowattentiveandskilledtheteacheris.Punishingtheteacherwithalowerpayalsoseemswronginthatscenario.Finally,asunpleasantasitistothinkabout,someteachersmaycheatthesystemiftheyknowtheycangetmoremoneyoutofit.Theycouldlieabouttheirstudents’averagetestscoresandmakethemseembetterthantheyare.Theycouldbelazywiththeirgrading,givingA’sandB’swherelowergradeswereactuallydeserved.Greedformoneycanmakepeopledoawfulthings.Andthestudentswouldsufferasaresult,notactuallyreceivingthestrongeducationtheydeserve.So,althoughitisacomplicatedissue,Idon’tthinkteachersshouldbepaidaccordingtohowwelltheirstudentsperform.Therearesometeacherswhoarewonderfulwithoutfocusingmuchontestsandstatistics,somestudentsgetbadgradesregardlessofhowgoodtheirteachersare,andsomesneakyteacherscouldlieaboutgradesinordertogetmoremoney.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Visitingmuseumsisthebestwaytolearnaboutacountry.( IsupposeIagreewiththis,althoughIthinkmuseumsshouldjustbeonepartofthemanywaysyoulearnaboutacountryyouarevisiting!However,museumsareveryusefulinthewaytheyfirmlycetheircountrywithinahistoryandculture,giveyouatasteofwhattypeofarttheyhavetooffer,andshowwhatthenation’svaluesare,basedonwhattheychoosetodisyaboutSometimesatriptothemuseumcanreallyhelpyouconnectwithacountry.Thereissohistoryyoucanlearnaboutacountryfromamuseum.Thishelpsyoutoconnecteverythingyouseearoundyou,whichyoumightnothaveotherwiseunderstoodorappreciated.Forexample,ifyoulearn,afterpayingavisittoaFrenuseum,thatPariswasradicallyredesignedinthemid-1800s,youbegintonewlyappreciatethewidestreetsandcityparksinthiscity.Withoutthecontextthathistorymuseumsprovide,foreigncountriescanseemliketheirvariouspartsdon’tmatchup.Artmuseums,ontheotherhand,letushearthevoicesofthecitizensofthesecountriesthemselves.Aretherealotofeccentricpaintingsandinstallations,showingacultureofspirits?OrdoesatraditionofdignifiedceramicsandstatueshintofaseriousYoucan’tjudgeawholenationjustfromasampleoftheirartwork,ofcourse.Butyougetdefiniteglimpsesofwhatvaluestheyholddeartothembasedonwhattheychoosetodisyinmuseums.Itemsshowninmuseumsaremeanttobepreciousandimportant.Amuseuminonecountrymightdisytreetrunksfromathatwasveryimportanttothem,butisnowbeingdamagedbylogging.Butamuseuminadifferentcountrymightneverdreamofshowingnaturalitemslikethat!Seeingthesedist tionshelpsyouunderstandthecountryyou’revisitingonamuchdeeperlevel.Therefore,Idothinkthatvisitingthemuseumsisprobablythebestwaytolearnaboutacountryyouarevisiting.Theyteachyouaboutthecountry’shistoryandculturalcontext,theyshowofftheartofthecitizens,andhelpyouseewheretheirvalueslie.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Gettingadvicefromfriendswhoareolderthanyouismorevaluablethangettingadvicefromfriendsofyourownage.( Althoughfriendsofallagescanofcoursegivegoodadvicedependingonthesituation,Iagreethatgenerallythemorehelpfuladvicecomesfromfriendswhoareolder.Theyhaveprobablyexperiencedsimilarthingstowhatyouaregoingthrough,theyhaveexperiencedmorethanyouhave,andtheyhavethebenefitofhindsightandputtingthingsinproper.Ifyouhaveafriendwhoisafewyearsolderthanyou,thereisagoodchancethey’vedealtwithsomethingsimilartowhateveryourproblemis.Ifyou’retwelveandnervousaboutgoingtoyourfirstschooldance,yourfourteenyear-oldcous lyouwhattoexpect.Ifyou’rethirtyandconsideringbuyingahouse,afriendwhoisthirty-fiveandhasg hroughthewholeprocesscanhelpyou.Meanwhile,someonewhoisyourownagewouldprobablybejustasconfusedasyou,s etheyhaven’texperiencedthesethingseither.Nottomentionthatfriendswhoareolderthanyouhavehadsimilarplusmoreexperiencesintheirlongerlife!Theymightbringupthingsthatyouneverwouldhaveconsideredfromyourlimitedposition.Theycan lyouaboutvariousjobstheyworkedwhentheywereyourage,varioustypesofpeopletheydatedandhowthatturnedout,variouscestheywentto…Theycouldofferupsomereallyhelpfulinformationthatwasn’tevenonyourradarFinally,friendswhoareolderthanyouhavethewonderfulbenefitofhindsight.Theyaredistanced,bytime,fromtheeventsthey’relingyouabout.Therefore,theycanunderstandthemmoreclearly.Evenifyouhaveaworldlyfriendwhoisyourownageanddealingwithlotsofinterestingthings,hisorheradvicemaynotturnouttobethewisest.Heorshedoesn’tevenknowyethoweverythingwillturnout.Butanolderfriendcanlyou,“Thatseemedreallyfun,butIregretteditsomuchlater,”or“IwishIhaddhat!”Everythingisin,whi akestheiradvicethatmu orehelpful.onclusion,Ithinkfriendswhoareolderthanyouendupgivingbetdvice.Theyhavelikelyexperiencedwhatyou’redealingwith,they’vedealtwithmorethanthat,andtheiradvicecomesfromaceofwisdom,lookingateverythingin.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Parentsshouldgiveschool-agechildrenmoneyasarewardforgettingahighmark(grade)inschool.( Iagreeandthinkparentsgivingtheirschool-agechildrenmoneyforgettinggoodgradesisaniceideaoverall.Itcanhelpmotivatekidstogetgoodgrades,itmakesyoungerkidsunderstandtheimportanceofgoodgrades,anditkeepsadialogueopenbetweenparentsandchildrenwhenitcomestoschool.Whenyou’resixorsevenyearsold,youmighthavenointerestinschool.Ormaybeyou’lllovescience,butbeboredwithhistoryandmath.Itmightbehardforyoutounderstandwhyyouhavetotryhardanddowell.Allyouwantto sy.What’sthepointofthisschoolstuff?Butifyourparentsareofferingyoumoneyinexchangeforgettinggoodgrades,thatwillmotivateyoureallyfast.You’llstayontrackanddowellandlearn,becausethereisaphysicalrewardthatyoucanunderstandandappreciate.Moreimportantly,asyougetolderandcontinuethisprocess,you’llbegintorealizetheotherbenefitsofgettinggoodgrades.Classesmight emorefunandinteresting.Yourself-confidencemight rease,becauseyouarestudyinghardandunderstandingeverything.You’llfeelmore plished,becausethereissomeoneactivelyencouragingyoutodowell.Yourparentsarelingyouthattheyknowyoucansucceed.Connectedtothisisthefactthatparentsgivingtheirchildrenmoneyforgoodgradeskeepsthelineofcommunicationopenbetweenthemwhenitcomestoschool.It’salwaysverysadwhenparentspaynoattentiontotheirchildren’sschoolingandthekidsstarttogetfailinggrades.Itcanbeadisasterifitcontinuesintohighschool.Butiftheparentsaregivingmoneyasareward,itmeansthatthereisasystemince.Theparentsarelookingatthereportcardscarefully,everyquarndsemester,noticinganygoodorbadpatterns.Theyaretalkingwiththeirchildrenaboutanyissuesthattheymightbehavingatschool.Theyarepayingattentionandsupportingtheirchildren,whichisaverygoodthing.ThatiswhyIthinkparentspayingtheirchildrenforgoodgradesisagoodidea.Theyaregivingthekidsaninitialmotivationfor ngwellinschool,theyarehelthemunderstandthebenefitsofgoodgrades,andtheyarecommunicatingopenlywiththeirkidsaboutschoolonaregularDoyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Asmodernlife esmorecomplex,itisessentialforyoungpeopletohavetheabilitytonandorganize.( Iagreethathavingtheabilitytonandorganizeisveryusefulforyoungpeople.Thishasprobablyalwaysbeentruetoanextent,butmodernlifedoesseemtohavemorethingstokeeptrackof!It’sveryimportant,forinstance,thatpeopleknowexactlywhentheyarescheduledtoworkorgotoclass.Specialeventsandmeetin aybemoredisparatethaninthepastandtheneedtowritedowntheirdatesandlocationsmaybegreater.Eventalkingwithfamilyandfriendscansometimesbealittlecomplicatedthesedays.Allofthesearereasonstoinvestinannerandcommittoorganizingyourtime.Itreallydoesmakethingseasier.Thebasic“9to5”jobisn’tnecessarilythestandardforeveryoneinthe21stcentury.Wedon’tallworkmorningtoeveningandgethomeintimefordinner.Somepeopleworkthegraveyardshiftorworkonline.Somepeopleworkrandomhoursandtakecollegeclassesinbetween.Ifthat’sthecase,thentheirclassschedulealsochangeseverysemester,rearrangingtheirentireday!Itcangetverycomplexandwritingdownthescheduledhourseverydaycanbeinfiniyhelpful.Italsoseemsthatspecialeventsarehardertokeeptrackofwhenweliveinaworldofsomanyintersectingculturesandniches.It’snotasifeveryoneissimplygoingdowntothelocalcommunitycen ndallgoingtothesamegatheringsanymore.Maybethere’samangafanclubyoufoundonl hatmeetsatsomeone’shouseeveryWednesday.Ormaybethere’saneveningyogaclassyouwanttocheckoutatthenewyogastudiointhenexttownover.Theseeventsaren’tsocentralizedandorganizationiskeytokeethemstraight,writingdowntheirindividualaddresses,times,anddates.Sometimeseventalkingwithfriendsandfamilyiseasierwhenscheduled.Ifyoursisterlivesontheothersideofthecountry,youneedtofactorinthetimedifferencewhencallingheronthephone.Ifyou’reSkywithafriendinadifferentcountry,thatalsomustbepre-nned.onclusion,nningandorganizingarefantasticskillstohave.Work,school,events,andsocialinctionsarejustahandfulofthethingsweneedtokeeptrackofinourcomplicatedmodernworld.It’sgreatforyoungpeopletonaccordingly.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Parentsdonotunderstandtheirchildrenaswellasparentsdid50yearsago.( “Themorethingschangethemoretheystaythesame,”iscertainlyastruetodayasiteverwas.Childrenhavealwaysbelievedthattheirparentscannotpossiblyunderstandtheuniqueproblemsgrowingupentails.Parentshavealwaysbelievedtheyknowwhatisbestfortheirchildren.Whilesomeofthechallengesthatfaceyoungpeopletodayaredifferentfromwhattheirparentsexperienced,themaindifferenceisintheformthosechallengestakeratherthantheirinherentnature.Relationships,temptations,andngwellinschoolwereissuesforpeoplenowintheirsixties,justastheyareforpeopleintheirteensandearlytwenties.Eventhoughstudentstodayhavealargerbodyofknowledgetheyhavetomaster,thandidtheircounterparts50yearsago,gettinggoodgradesandbeingsuccessfulsoastogetagoodjobisjustasimportantasiteverwas.Perhapsfeweryoungpeopleexpectedtogoontocollege50yearsagothantoday.Stilltheyneededtoprovedmasteryintheirfieldofstudythenasnow,evenifthetoolstheyusedweredifferent.Certainlystudentsreliedmoreheavilyonwhattheirteacherstoldthem,thanintoday’sworldwiththeinte providingaccesstodifferentideas.Butthegoaloflearningenoughtogetagoodjob,whetherinthefieldofscience,orhistory,orlanguages,orthearts,orengineering,hasnotchanged.Childrenstillstudyhard,worryabouttheirgrades,andaresupportedandencouragedbytheirparents.Childrenhavealwaysbeentemptedtodowhattheyseeothersng,evenifthatisfrowneduponbytheirfamilies.Drivingacarwithoutalicense,slipoutatnighttobewithfriends,oryearningforitemstheycannotaffordarethingsthatchildrenof50yearsagoexperienced.Nowthatthosechildrenareparents,theyclearlyunderstandthosesametemptationsthattheiroffspringarefacing.Thattoday’schildrenarebeingluredbyiPods,differentstyleclothing,orthingstheyseeontheinte,doesnotchangethenatureofthetemptation,onlythewaythetemptationmanifests.Friendshipsandhavingaboyfriendorgirlfriendisanotheruniversalurge.Therearemorecesforyoungpeopletomeetoutofviewoftheirparentsthantheremayhavebeen50yearsago.However,evenpeoplewhoseemquiteancientbychildren,wereworriedaboutwhethertheirfriendslikedthem,orwhethertheymightbrayed.Parties,dancing,goingtopublicentertainmentswhethermovies,concerts,orstreetperformances,havealwaysbeencesforpeopletomeetandformrelationships,bothfriendshipandromantic.Youngpeopleofanytimefindplentyofwaystomeetfriendsandchatandflirtwithouttheirownparentsbeingaware.Youthtodaymaybeexposedtomorerisksthantheirparent perienced.Thedrugsaremoredangerous,intimateencounterscanleadtounforeseenresults,failurecanru areerpossibilities.Thespecificsaredifferent,butthemotivationsandurgescomefromthesamehumansourceastheydid50,100,or150yearsago.NEW!Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Theabilitytoreadandwriteismoreimportantnowthaninthepast.（ Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Theenvironmentalissueistoocomplextobehandledbytheindividual.( Althoughindividualscancertainlydotheirparttohelptheenvironment,Ibelievethattheproblemismorecomplicatedthanthat.Ithinkthatheltheenvironmentisamassiveissuethatisbestdealtwithbyattackingitfromallsides,bothonanindividualscaleandinasystematicwaythatorporateslargenumbersofpeopleallworkingAttheveryleast,individualscandothingsintheirdailylifethathelptheenvironment.Thesedon’thavetobebigthings,justlittlechangestotheroutine.Theycancarpool,ridetheirbike,ortakethebusontheirwaytoworkorschool,reducingthetotalamountofpollutionreleasedintotheair.Theycanrecycletheirpaper,stic,andmetalitemsratherthanthrowingthemawaytobeaddedtoalandfill.Theycancreateacompostintheirbackyard(orevenontheirdeckiftheyliveinanapartment)andputtheirfoodscrapsinit,onceaga uttingdownongarbageputintolandfills.Individualscsore-useitemsasmuchaspossibletoeasetheproductionofnewitemsatfactories,whichsuckupenergyandreleasechemicalsintotheair.Evenusingthesameportablecoffeemugallthetimeinsteadofbuyingadisposablecupeverydaycanhelp.Ashelpfulastheseindividualactsare,thereneedstobesomesortofinfrastructureincetomakeitallwork.Forinstance,ifsomeonelivesinasmalltownthatdoesn’thaveitsownrecyclingntorbinsavailable,itwouldbeverydifficultforthemtorecycleatall,wouldn’tit?Oriftherewerenobicyclelanesinacityandbicyclistshadaverydifficulttimegettingaroundandwerescaredfortheirsafety,thenridingabiketoworkorschoolwouldn’treallyseemlikeagoodorrealisticoption.Thesehabitsthathelptheenvironmentneedtobethoughtaboutbylargegroupsofpeople,ludinglocalcommittee