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03 Young people from around the world share their views on education 一、时文语篇文本阅读 正文 Young people from around the world share their views on education “Z世代”畅谈教育的意义和影响 Former South African President Nelson Mandela once said that “Education is the most powerful weapon (武器) which you can use to change the world.” We broaden our horizons (拓宽视野), enrich our minds and become better through education. Jan 24 was International Education Day. On this day, people around the world celebrated the role of education in peace and development. But what is education like in different countries? What education principles (理念) do they follow? To answer these questions, Teens invited several young people from different countries to take part in the program Youth Power (《少年会客厅》) in January. They introduced their education experiences and also shared their ideas about them. Values in education around the world Temelidi Yulia from Russia said students in her country always stick to one education principle: critical thinking (批判性思维). You need to do your own research and also take a lot of time to understand what is right or wrong. The principle is also shown in essay (作文) exams, in which you are usually asked to finish an essay on a given part of a quote (引述) by bringing in arguments from articles, literature (文学) and philosophy (哲学). In France, however, schools value philosophy education greatly. Alexandre Guery from the country said that he needed to learn philosophy at high school. He explained, “I think when you go to the highest level of higher education, it’s about philosophy and about thinking.” So many historical people who made great achievements like Isaac Newton were called “philosophers”. Unlike Yulia and Guery who mostly praise their countries’ education, Jood Ghazwan from Bulgaria shows a critical attitude (态度) toward the “very Eurocentric (以欧洲为中心的)” part of education in her home country. She said that when she learned history about World War II, she only learned about what