In our new aims
of education for the 1980's and beyond, therefore, we shall have to dedicate ourselves to bringing back, among other things, the civilized use
of language (both
written and oral), a sensitivity to beauty, powers
of analytical reasoning, the intellectual vision
of ourselves as historical creatures, the ability to cognitively articulate ideas rather than let communication skills courses degenerate into merely «touchie - feelie» experiences
of «affirming the other,» and finally, a sensitivity to the nuances,
complexities, and ambiguities
of meanings.7 In this way, and only in this way, our educational system will equip its students for the future with an intellectual vision comprised
of both knowledge and foresightful adaptability to environmental changes.
It's one thing to learn another
language that uses the same alphabet as your own, but a completely elevated level
of complexity to learn one with a totally different system
of writing.
By pairing up to
write narratives developing experiences, events, or characters, English -
language learners can produce better texts in terms
of task fulfillment, grammatical accuracy, and
complexity.
But researchers
writing in the journal Neuroscience found that human behavior that is exceptionally flexible, responsive and capable
of navigating
complexity requires something beyond a strong and active prefrontal cortex: strong and agile runners must link that seat to brain regions involved in perception, memory,
language and mobility.