Advantages and disadvantages of the division of arts and sciences

The division of arts and sciences has always been the practice of high school education in China. Although this practice has played a positive role in the rapid selection of talents, its disadvantages have become increasingly prominent with the development of society.

Specifically, the division of arts and sciences makes students lack sufficient comprehensive quality. Because of the lack of adequate physical and chemical education, liberal arts students also lack logical thinking and abstract thinking. In addition, the lack of physical and chemical education also makes liberal arts students unable to use mathematics knowledge correctly. Looking through newspapers and periodicals, I often see the saying that "income has shrunk five times" and "his income is much higher than mine, twice as much as mine". But in fact, "shrinking" will only get less and less. How can there be a saying of "five times"? In mathematics, "double" is the original number and can't be used to express the meaning of "much more" at all. These mistakes fully show that the division of arts and sciences makes liberal arts students particularly "mentally retarded" in mathematics and physics, and it is difficult to adapt to the needs of social development.

Similarly, because of the lack of adequate liberal arts education, science students also lack sufficient humanistic quality. Many times, science students have "only tools and no one" in their eyes. Coupled with the lack of liberal arts education, many science students lack basic writing skills and can't even write a decent paper and report. In addition, the lack of humanistic quality makes some paranoid science students unable to obtain the necessary spiritual nourishment. Once they encounter a dispute, they can easily solve the problem by extreme means, and eventually harm others and themselves.

More importantly, the division of arts and sciences makes middle school students lack comprehensive knowledge, which will seriously restrict their future development. In this regard, Zhan Wenling, president of Yujie School in Bao Tong, Shanxi Province, clearly stated that "the knowledge structure of people is actually like a pyramid. The more solid and broad your foundation is, the higher the spire will be. Talents who fully understand the knowledge of various disciplines in the basic education stage are more likely to become top talents in the professional field in the future development. "

We know that the fundamental purpose of education is to cultivate all-round talents. However, the division of arts and sciences runs counter to this goal. Nowadays, the national reform of "no distinction between arts and sciences in high schools" will enable students to obtain adequate nutrition in both arts and sciences, thus becoming all-round talents.