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  1. scientific method
    a systematic way of investigating to test a hypothesis
    The chief claim for the use of science in education is that it
    teaches a child something about the actual universe in which he is
    living, in making him acquainted with the results of scientific
    15 discovery, and at the same time teaches him how to think logically
    and inductively by studying scientific method.
  2. scholasticism
    close adherence to traditional teachings or methods
    So, too, in
    5 their time had the humanists thought that the study of the classical
    authors in the original would banish at once the dull pedantry and
    superstition of mediaeval scholasticism.
  3. chemical reaction
    a process in which substances are changed into others
    The professional
    schoolmaster was a match for both of them, and has almost
    managed to make the understanding of chemical reactions as dull
    10 and as dogmatic an affair as the reading of Virgil's Aeneid.
  4. quackery
    unscientific or ignorant medical treatment or advice
    The way in which educated people respond to such quackeries
    as spiritualism or astrology, not to say more dangerous ones such
    as racial theories or currency myths, shows that fifty years of
    education in the method of science in Britain or Germany has
    produced no visible effect whatever.
  5. Aeneid
    an epic in Latin by Virgil
    The professional
    schoolmaster was a match for both of them, and has almost
    managed to make the understanding of chemical reactions as dull
    10 and as dogmatic an affair as the reading of Virgil's Aeneid.
  6. artificiality
    the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally
    The pioneers of the teaching of science imagined that its
    introduction into education would remove the conventionality,
    artificiality, and backward-lookingness which were characteristic;
    of classical studies, but they were gravely disappointed.
  7. humanist
    someone concerned with the interests and welfare of people
    So, too, in
    5 their time had the humanists thought that the study of the classical
    authors in the original would banish at once the dull pedantry and
    superstition of mediaeval scholasticism.
  8. spiritualism
    the belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with people who are still alive (especially via a medium)
    The way in which educated people respond to such quackeries
    as spiritualism or astrology, not to say more dangerous ones such
    as racial theories or currency myths, shows that fifty years of
    education in the method of science in Britain or Germany has
    produced no visible effect whatever.
  9. palpably
    so as to be palpable
    As to the learning of scientific method, the whole thing is palpably
    25 a farce.
  10. conventionality
    conformity with conventional thought and behavior
    The pioneers of the teaching of science imagined that its
    introduction into education would remove the conventionality,
    artificiality, and backward-lookingness which were characteristic;
    of classical studies, but they were gravely disappointed.
  11. pedantry
    an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning
    So, too, in
    5 their time had the humanists thought that the study of the classical
    authors in the original would banish at once the dull pedantry and
    superstition of mediaeval scholasticism.
  12. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
    The professional
    schoolmaster was a match for both of them, and has almost
    managed to make the understanding of chemical reactions as dull
    10 and as dogmatic an affair as the reading of Virgil's Aeneid.
  13. classical
    of the most highly developed stage of an early civilization
    The pioneers of the teaching of science imagined that its
    introduction into education would remove the conventionality,
    artificiality, and backward-lookingness which were characteristic;
    of classical studies, but they were gravely disappointed.
  14. Virgil
    a Roman poet; author of the epic poem `Aeneid' (70-19 BC)
    The professional
    schoolmaster was a match for both of them, and has almost
    managed to make the understanding of chemical reactions as dull
    10 and as dogmatic an affair as the reading of Virgil's Aeneid.
  15. farce
    a comedy characterized by broad satire
    As to the learning of scientific method, the whole thing is palpably
    25 a farce.
  16. myth
    a traditional story serving to explain a world view
    The way in which educated people respond to such quackeries
    as spiritualism or astrology, not to say more dangerous ones such
    as racial theories or currency myths, shows that fifty years of
    education in the method of science in Britain or Germany has
    produced no visible effect whatever.
  17. superstition
    an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
    So, too, in
    5 their time had the humanists thought that the study of the classical
    authors in the original would banish at once the dull pedantry and
    superstition of mediaeval scholasticism.
  18. pioneer
    one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory
    The pioneers of the teaching of science imagined that its
    introduction into education would remove the conventionality,
    artificiality, and backward-lookingness which were characteristic;
    of classical studies, but they were gravely disappointed.
  19. gravely
    in a serious or solemn manner
    The pioneers of the teaching of science imagined that its
    introduction into education would remove the conventionality,
    artificiality, and backward-lookingness which were characteristic;
    of classical studies, but they were gravely disappointed.
  20. adapt
    make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
    Adapted from: The Social Function of Science, John D Bernal (1939)
  21. reaction
    an idea evoked by some experience
    The professional
    schoolmaster was a match for both of them, and has almost
    managed to make the understanding of chemical reactions as dull
    10 and as dogmatic an affair as the reading of Virgil's Aeneid.
  22. nonsense
    a message that seems to convey no meaning
    Actually, for the convenience of teachers and the
    requirements of the examination system, it is necessary that the
    pupils not only do not learn scientific method but learn precisely
    the reverse, that is, to believe exactly what they are told and to
    reproduce it when asked, whether it seems nonsense to them or
    30 not.
Created on 九月 19, 2010

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