The future of education

Vocabulário

• 教育改革education reform
• 将来in the future
• 与其…不如…rather than… it is better to…
• 一方面on one hand
• 另一方面on the other hand
• 人工智能artificial intelligence
• 在线教育online education
• 批判性思维critical thinking
• 素质教育quality education (holistic)
• 应试教育exam-oriented education
• 创新innovation
• 课程curriculum / course
• 学习压力academic pressure
• 个性化personalized / individualized

Expressões

• 与其…不如…To propose a better alternative to a current practice
• 一方面…另一方面…To present a balanced two-sided argument
• 将来人工智能将会…To make a prediction about AI in education
• 素质教育To refer to holistic education
• 应试教育To critically discuss exam-oriented education
• 培养批判性思维To advocate for critical thinking development
• 学习压力过大To discuss excessive academic stress
• 个性化学习To discuss personalized learning approaches

Erros frequentes

• ✗与其学习，不如你去玩吧。
  ✓与其死记硬背，不如培养兴趣。

  与其…不如… must compare two comparable activities. 你去玩吧 is a command, not a parallel activity clause.

• ✗一方面教育改革好，另外，需要时间。
  ✓一方面教育改革很有必要，另一方面，它需要时间。

  The pattern is 一方面…另一方面. Using 另外 breaks the parallel structure.

• ✗将来的人工智能将改变教育。
  ✓将来，人工智能将改变教育。

  将来 is a time adverb that goes at the start of the sentence. Adding 的 after it makes it a noun phrase, creating an awkward double subject.

• ✗与其注重考试，不如的注重素质。
  ✓与其注重考试，不如注重素质。

  Do not add 的 between 不如 and the verb. 不如 is directly followed by the alternative action.

• ✗一方面好，一方面坏。
  ✓一方面有好处，另一方面有弊端。

  The second part requires 另一方面, not a repetition of 一方面. Repeating 一方面 implies the same side.

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