That I believe

Preface: it is the last week’s assignment. I read the original article on the class and it’s the article that has been revised after class.

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I believe lifelong learning is very important and everyone should insist on lifelong learning.

Lifelong learning means“it is never too soon or too late to learning”. And a Chinese proverb says: never too old to learn. Lifelong learning is attitudinal that one can and should be open to new ideas, decisions, skills or behaviors. Lifelong learning throws the axiom: “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” out the door.

Lifelong learning provides citizens with learning opportunities at all age and in numerous contexts: at work, at home and through leisure activities, not just through formal school education.

As for grown ups, even the aged, learning is still important as there are still some experiences and laws summed up by our predecessors for them to learn. Besides, the world keeps changing unceasingly. There is always something new for them to learn. People should never have the idea that I am old; learning isn’t a suitable thing for me any more.

Learning is not merely “to arrive at a new place” but “to travel with a different view”. Lifelong learning offers the opportunities for people to bring their knowledge up to date. It enables people to enjoy activities which they may have always wanted to do but were previously unable to. It allows them to try their hands at activities and pursuits that they had previously imagined were outside their available time or competence. It enables them to work consciously at extending their intellectual, vocational and personal horizons.

From all mentioned above, I believe the expansion of cognitive repertoire and increasing one’s skills and competencies is an undertaking that can and indeed, must – continue throughout life, as a necessary part of growth and development as a human being.