什么是素质教育？家长：请您解释一下什么是素质教育？专家：我认为，素质教育作为一种理念，指的是德﹑智﹑体﹑美全面发展的教育。
其目的在于培养知识丰富﹑身心健康﹑掌握多种技能的复合型人才。
素质教育是针对应试教育而言的。
后者旨在培养善于死背书和会考试的学生。
// 1其课堂教学主要是注入式或“填鸭式”，注重传授书本知识，而忽略培养创造能力﹑应变能力和合作精神。
创造能力指的是要有创新的思维和开拓的精神，敢于打破旧框框，尝试新方法和新途径。
//2要创新，就可能有风险。
常常是风险和机遇相伴而存。
因此，青年人要敢于冒风险，敢于独辟蹊径，以创造新的机会。
在市场竞争和人才竞争的当今社会，应变能力显得尤其重要。
//3要学会预测变化和适应变化。
在环境变化之前，先改变自我。
现代青年更多地强调个人理想﹑个人价值﹑和个人设计。
但是在一个追求共同理想的社会里，合作精神是绝对不可缺少的。
// 4家长：在素质教育中，学习的作用是什么？专家：素质教育的最重要的方面是教会学生如何学习，特别是自学。
学习是使人能够可持续发展的动力。
//而学生要想在学习中具有主动性，则必须对学习感兴趣。
如果一个学生对学习丧失兴趣。
甚至厌倦，他是不会取得良好学习效果的。
最终，他将失去可持续发展的动力。
家长：您是怎样看待实用技能的？专家：书本知识对一个人固然重要，但实用技能也不可或缺。
掌握外语，特别是英语﹑拥有计算机证书﹑和拥有驾照，是现在求职的基本要求。
如果一个人缺少这些实用技能，就难以找到一份好工作，更不用说在事业上出类拔萃/出人头地。
家长：优秀人才还应具备哪些能力？专家：除了创新能力﹑应变能力和合作精神以外，优秀人才还应具备组织能力﹑公关能力和口才。
Related vocabulary:素质教育: quality-oriented education应试教育：examination-oriented education复合型人才：integration-type personnel 注入式教学或“填鸭式教学：spoon-feedingway of teaching or cramming wayof teaching独辟蹊径：open up a new path可持续发展：sustainable development德育﹑智育﹑体育：education in morality, intelligence and physicalcultureWhat Is Quality-Oriented education? Parent: Could you please give an explanation of quality-orientededucation?Expert: I think quality-oriented education as a concept refers toeducation for all-rounddevelopment in morality,intelligence, physical cultureand aesthetics. It aims atcultivating integration-typepersonnel who have rich knowledge,keep healthy physically andmentally, and master severalkinds of skills.Quality-oriented education istermed in contrast withexamination-oriented education.The latter aims at trainingstudents who are good at learningby rote and passing exams. Its classroom teaching is mainly conducted in the spoon-feeding way or the cramming way, which lays stress on imparting book knowledge while ignoring the fostering of creativity, capability of rising to the occasion, and spirit of cooperation. Creativity refers to having original thinking and pioneering spirit, and being bold in breaking the set patterns, conventions and trying the new methods and new approaches. There may well be risks if you want to make innovations. It is often the case that risks go together and co-exist with opportunities. Therefore, young people must have the courage to take risks and open up a new path, so as to create newopportunities. In the currentsociety where there iscompetition for market andcompetition between talents, thecapability of rising to theoccasion appears to becrucial/especially important.One must learn how to predict andadapt to the changes. A personmust first transform himselfbefore the environment alters.Modern young people put moreemphasis on their personal ideals,personal values and personaldesigning. But in a society wherecommon ideals are pursued, thespirit of cooperation isabsolutely necessary.Parent: What is the role that learning plays in quality-orientededucation?Expert: The most important aspect ofquality-oriented education is toteach the students how to study,and especially how to doself-study. Learning is thedriving force that enables aperson to make sustainabledevelopment. However, if astudent wants to have theinitiatives in his studies, hemust take interest in learning.If he loses interest in learningand even becomes weary of it, hewill lose the driving force tomake sustainable development. Parent: How do you regard the practical skills?Expert: It is true that book knowledge is important to a person, butpractical skills areindispensable. A command of aforeign language and especiallyEnglish, and a possession of acomputer certificate and adriving license are now the basicrequirements for job-hunting. Ifa person lacks these practicalskills, he will find it hard toget a good job, let alone becomeoutstanding in his career. Parent: What other abilities should the excellent personnel possess? Expert: Besides creativity, capability of rising to the occasion, andspirit of cooperation, theexcellent personnel should alsopossess organizational ability,public relations ability andtalent for speaking.。