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3. Educational institutions have a responsibility to dissuade students from pursuing fields of studies in which they are unlikely to succeed.
Surely, many of us may embrace the idea that we should not encourage children to do what they are not good at, because it may totally be a waste of time and energy, for which reason they shall concentrate on what they are likely to succeed instead. This opinion might be infallible at the very first hearing; however, as far as I am concerned, it is really unwise to adapt such a suggestion. There are two reasons for my disagreement. Firstly, although the kids may not do it well at present, we never know whether they will make progress and show some talent in the future. Secondly, it is said that we are all on the journey to our dreams,but dream does not equal success. There are things that will not bring us profit or fame—or success, in another word, but pleasure and joy are accessible in them. Newton’s parents must have never imagined that their seemingly slow-responded son would be a peerless physicist who laid a foundation for modern mechanics twenty or so years later. When Jane Austen was scrabbling broken sentences with the help of her parents and sisters as a very young girl, she also did not show and hint of being a great novelist in later years. There are lucky ones like Mozart who would have shown to be gifted when they first get in touch with what they would succeed in from the very start. But this group is only a minority. Most of us are successful by working hard dancing hours and hours, running miles and miles, or painting or writing for days and days. “He or she is not likely to succeed in this field.” Will this remark be efficient in the future either? I do not think so. We should not judge in a hurry. And we should not damp the learners in a hurry as well. Please give them more time and more opportunities. Please do not smother a creative and talent soul with an arbitrary decision. We should not disillusion children because “you are not like to succeed here”. Success is not the only aim of learning, spiritual satisfaction also matters. According to some social Darwinists,the fittest ones will survive or live the best life in our society. If this is true, it seems that the educational institutions do have the responsibility to discourage children not to do what they are unlikely to succeed: learners should concentrate on what will bring tangible benefits in order to be the “fittes one”. However, is more money or larger houses or more luxurious cars the only definition of “success”? Actually, most of the pleasure we have are not brought by those likely to be a success things, but by what can give us the sense of joy. I learned ballet from the age of four, and realized that I might never be a professional dancer due to the lack of talents. But it is true that ballet does me good: it gives me a better taste of art, better temperature and healthier body. We shall not be utilitarian all the time. All in all, it is unadvisable to ask learners to get out of a field just because he or she will not likely to be a success. More time and more chances may suggest a better judgment. Or, if we can, educate them with a belief that enjoy what you do may be a better choice.
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