Based on the theory of the relationship between education and social development, discuss the necessity and urgency of educational reform in our country

The development of a country relies on the popularization of science, the improvement of humanistic qualities and the resulting innovation capabilities. Science and innovation are based on science and engineering with mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biological science as the core; the improvement of humanistic quality relies on the prosperity of philosophy, logic, literature, art and other social sciences. If our next generation generally invests one-half to two-thirds of their intellectual resources in learning English, I would like to ask the Ministry of Education, is this a huge waste of national intellectual resources?

You may say that education must be oriented to the world and China must be in line with international standards. I have to say that this explanation is weak. Is National University English in line with international standards? When Western children spend more than 90% of their learning time on scientific and cultural knowledge that really helps to innovate, our next generation only spends 50% to 60% of their time in this area, and the rest of the time is spent learning that may never be used. If they cannot learn English well, our children have already lost at the starting line. Do you agree with this? Therefore, to be in line with international standards, we must first be in line with international standards at the starting line; it is to be in line with international standards in the allocation of super intellectual resources such as "social learning time". You won't object, right? If the pathological English education is not reformed, the innovative ability of the Chinese nation will be seriously harmed!

I am reminded of a humor I heard: China only needs to do one thing to gain a strategic advantage over the United States, which is to convince Americans to focus on Chinese language education from kindergarten to graduate school just as the Chinese focus on English. I believe that within a generation, Americans’ innovation capabilities will be reduced by at least half. If so, China will surely win! I wonder what experts from the Ministry of Education think about this joke?

When I was studying, I advocated "Learn mathematics, physics and chemistry well, and you will not be afraid of traveling all over the world." Now it has become "I can speak American and I am not afraid to travel all over the world." Is this the progress of the times or the regression and alienation of the times? Which country's educational elite in the world can bear to allocate more than half of its national learning resources to a foreign language that is of no use to most people?

I hope: English classes will not be held in primary school, so that our children can work hard to learn Chinese mother tongue (including ancient Chinese) and the foundation of science - mathematics, and carry out necessary humanistic quality education in their childhood; junior high school By taking basic English education from scratch and running it through high school, the vast majority of citizens can reach the level of English literacy (basic conversation, listening, and reading literature with the appropriate use of reference books) in the compulsory education stage; universities have canceled compulsory English courses (foreign-related courses). Majors such as foreign trade are excluded), allowing young students to concentrate on learning professional courses (professional knowledge is the knowledge that can truly generate productivity). Canceling the CET-4 and CET-6 exams and replacing them with English placement exams for the whole society (similar to computer-based exams and lawyer qualification exams, etc.), so that people who are interested in going abroad, working in foreign companies, or who are interested in English have a goal to pursue. and tools to measure proficiency, but such examinations should absolutely be voluntary rather than compulsory, like all professional examinations. In this way, the national intellectual resources will be greatly liberated, and the effect will be no less than another "great liberation of ideas"!

I hope that in charge of the Ministry of Education of the People's Government, there should not only be traitor lackeys who worship foreigners, but also educators who plead for the people. Since Cai Yuanpei in modern my country, there has been no shortage of idealistic and responsible educators who have led national education to move forward under the banner of science and democracy. I hope that our Ministry of Education and education system will emerge with more educators who are confident in Chinese culture and have great wisdom.

It is urgent to fundamentally reform English education! The Chinese nation can no longer bear the torment! (Note: It is rare internationally to make a foreign language a compulsory subject and to have a higher status than the mother tongue. It is a shame for the Chinese nation. The main language of the first Chinese Business Conference held in Nanjing was English, which made private entrepreneurs in Zhejiang and other places simply give up. Questions and comments, what do you think? )