learning • Pleasant academic atmosphere • Well-equipped library and abundant
online resources •…
What will you do in your college life?
To acquire more knowledge in different aspects，
生活目的本身。 —— 爱因斯坦
Warming up
1. What is the ideal university like in your eyes?
2. What are your expectations of your college life?
Background information
thinking independently , positive innovation , dare to question.
西方大学教育的核心理念是： 独立思考，积极创新，敢于提问。
What is the ideal university like in your eyes?
• Nice living condition • Excellent condition for teaching and
However, in the West, personality (个体)is more valued. If you are different, people would treat you with more respect.
Introduction of The Western Education
Oxford 牛津大学
Cambridge 剑桥
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) 麻省理工
Columbia University 哥伦比亚大学
It’s 4:30 in the morning
— Albert Einstein(1879.3.14-1955)
Dewey’s Visits to China ,Beijing University
John Dewey and Hu Shi, from 1938-1942.
爱因斯坦的名言 famous sayings ：
教育就是当一个人把在学校所学全部忘光之 后剩下的东西。 Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything one has learned in school.
Watch a video clip and discuss the question:
the school education in China and in the West
Cultural exploration
in China，conformity（集体） is more valued. So the education system encourages people to be as similar as possible.
Western education focus on the development of student’s ability and research, and let the students can develop in their own areas of interest.
西方教育着重培养能力型的学生 和其专业性，让学生可以在自己 感兴趣的领域发展。
To broaden my horizon and enrich my mind， To develop my creative thinking ability， To make more new friends， To participate in more social practice…
In the morning they let students to learn knowledge .
In the afternoon,the time for them are free.The students
who want to learn will go to the library,study the
Pre-reading activity
Tips
What I want to learn in college :
To cherish the college experience; To make use of the opportunities for
learning; To develop more interests; To read as widely as possible.
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在学校和生活中，工作的最重要的动力是工作中的乐趣，
是工作获得结果时的乐趣以及对这个结果的社会价值的认
识。—— 爱因斯坦
我要做的只是以我微薄的绵力来为真理和正义服务。 科学研究能破除迷信，因为它鼓励人们根据因果关系来思
考和观察事物。 —— 爱因斯坦
我们一来到世间，社会就会在我们面前树起了一个巨大的问 号，你怎样度过自己的一生？我从来不把安逸和享乐看作是
Education is not preparation for life; Education is life itself.
— John Dewey (1859-1952) ( 杜威:美国哲学家、教育家)
Try not to be a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.
knowledge they had learn that day.
And some students can go to the laboratory experiment，or go to club activities.
the Core idea of west College education is: