21st century literature from the philippines and the world
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22. What genre does the sample selection belong to?
A study made a number of years ago said the more education a man has, the less likely he is to be an inventor. Now, the reason for that is quite simple. From the time the boy or girl starts in school, he or she is examined three or four times a year, and of course, it is very, very disastrous if he or she fails. An inventor fails all the time, and it is a triumph if he succeeds once. Consequently, if education is an inhibition to invention, it is due entirely to the form by which we rate things and not because of any intellectual differential. I can take any group of young people any place, and teach them to be inventors, if I can get them to throw off the hazard of being afraid to fail. You fail because your ideas are not right. You should not be afraid to fail, but you should learn to fail intelligently. By that I mean, when you fail, find out why you failed, and each time you fail it will bring you nearer to the goal. - from 1000 Stories You Can Use by Frank Mihalic 23. What is the main topic of the selection? A. fear of failure in education B. importance of inventors in society C. hazards of examination in schools D. relationship between education and invention A study made a number of years ago said the more education a man has, the less likely he is to be an inventor. Now, the reason for that is quite simple. From the time the boy or girl starts in school, he or she is examined three or four times a year, and of course, it is very, very disastrous if he or she fails. An inventor fails all the time, and it is a triumph if he succeeds once. Consequently, if education is an inhibition to invention, it is due entirely to the form by which we rate things and not because of any intellectual differential. I can take any group of young people any place, and teach them to be inventors, if I can get them to throw off the hazard of being afraid to fail. You fail because your ideas are not right. You should not be afraid to fail, but you should learn to fail intelligently. By that I mean, when you fail, find out why you failed, and each time you fail it will bring you nearer to the goal. - from 1000 Stories You Can Use by Frank Mihalic Download 0.65 Mb. Share with your friends:
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