记者 陈家琪

4月24日晚，本学期第四场外教讲座在丽泽C108成功举办。本次讲座主题为“师资、考试、教科书、技术——教育的变迁”。主讲人为外籍教师Mr. Neville Swartz。

首先，Mr. Neville Swartz提及了“师资、考试、教科书、技术”这四个关于教育的要素，并说明什么是教育与受教育。另外，他形象地将“教育”这一过程比喻成一辆车，借此让同学们了解教育变迁的过程以及在该过程中如何正确地进行取舍。他反对将技术置于教育最重要地位，相反他认为“考试”是教育之车的引擎，因为它推动人们不断学习、探索。场下观众聚精会神地听讲，现场学习气氛浓厚。最后，同学们积极发问，问题一个接一个，一个比一个有趣，同学们纷纷不愿离席。讲座结束，台下响起了热烈的掌声。

此次讲座在使同学们了解教育变迁的过程的同时，也警醒同学们要坚定个人正确的方向，不成为现代教育改革的牺牲品。

A Lecture: Teachers, Tests, Texts, Technology-the Changing Face of Education

By Chen Jiaqi

On the evening of April 24th, Mr. Neville Swartz, the overseas teacher of the School of Foreign Languages, held a lecture about the changing face of education in Lize C108.

During the lecture, Mr. Neville Swartz talked about the four elements of education-- teachers, tests, texts and technology. He objected to attaching undue importance to technology. Instead, he pointed out that the engine of education should be ” test ”, which encouraged people to keep learning and researching. His erudition and humor attracted students'' attention. In the Q&A session, students put forward many interesting questions.

Through the lecture, students knew the changing face of education and were reminded to find a good way to study so they wouldn''t lose their direction on the road of being educated.