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When I was five years old,
I played the role of the tortoise in a play. I had one line at the end when I
beat the sleeping rabbit: The slow and steady one wins the race. I've always
felt that those words guide my work. I am never the fastest, but I keep going.
My goal is always the same: to learn more this year than what I learned last
year.
The goal of education is
not to have much knowledge as quickly as possible, but to have much knowledge
and keep it in the brain. I don't care how "fast" students learn
something as a teacher. There may be a lot of reasons someone picks up a
subject or topic more quickly: more background, knowing the material early,
more sleep that night, less stress, and so on. We deal with information
differently. When I see slow students, that's what I think of: Are those the
students who will keep learning over their entire lifetime, and leave the "quick"
students far behind?
I was slow in my math
classes in university. Looking back on those days, I've come to realize that
one of the ways I learn is "mistake based". That means I learn by
making mistakes. This may be slower than other ways of learning, but when I
learn something, I really learn it.
I seldom worried about "slow
learners" when teaching medical students. I knew these young men and women
could learn. There is a lot of material to learn in medicine, but there is also
lots of time. Like in so many other jobs, knowledge is only a part of being a
doctor. I spent decades learning enough to be a doctor and decades more keeping
up and improving. It never stops, and never should.
(1)
What does the author believe in terms of work?
A . Always finish what you have started.
B . Every steady step brings you progress.
C . More knowledge means more chances.
D . Having a goal in mind can get you far.
(2)
Which kind of students may the author like?
A . A careless but fast student.
B . A playful but talented student.
C . A slow but thoughtful student.
D . A stupid but well-behaved student.
(3)
What does the author think of the mistake-based learning way?
A . Perfect.
B . Welcome.
C . Common.
D . Practical.
(4)
In the author's opinion, what can make a good doctor?
A . High intelligence.
B . Continuous improvement.
C . The ability to learn fast.
D . Rich professional knowledge.
答案: B
C
D
B