ISSUE SERIES GEARS UP

The issue series has just started to gain its pace by its sheer flow due to the Pool of the topics. It has just geared up to 100.....

Now we publish from 100 to 120

101."Students should memorize facts only after they have studied the ideas, trends, and concepts that help explain those facts. Students who have learned only facts have learned very little."

102."Public figures such as actors, politicians, and athletes should expect people to be interested in their private lives. When they seek a public role, they should expect that they will lose at least some of their privacy."

103."The primary goal of technological advancement should be to increase people's efficiency so that everyone has more leisure time."

104."Money spent on research is almost always a good investment, even when the results of that research are controversial."

105."A school or college should pay its teachers at the same rate in all disciplines, regardless of differences in salaries for related fields in the world outside of school. For example, entry-level teachers in mathematics and in the arts should receive the same pay, even if outside of school, math specialists earn a much higher salary on average than do specialists in the arts."

106."Creating an appealing image has become more important in contemporary society than is the reality or truth behind that image."

107."Instead of requiring students to take courses in a variety of disciplines—that is, courses ranging from the arts and the humanities to the physical and biological sciences—colleges and universities should allow students to enroll only in those courses that will help prepare them for jobs in their chosen fields. Such concentration is necessary in today's increasingly work-oriented society."

108."No matter what the situation, it is more harmful to compromise one's beliefs than to adhere to them."

109."The greatness of individuals can be decided only by those who live after them, not by their contemporaries."

110."In most societies, competition generally has more of a negative than a positive effect."

111."In the age of television, reading books is not as important as it once was. People can learn as much by watching television as they can by reading books."

112."The intellectual benefits of attending a university or college are vastly overrated: most people could learn more by studying and reading on their own for four years than by pursuing a university or college degree."

113."Scholars and researchers should not be concerned with whether their work makes a contribution to the larger society. It is more important that they pursue their individual interests, however unusual or idiosyncratic those interests may seem."

114."Such non mainstream areas of inquiry as astrology, fortune-telling, and psychic and paranormal pursuits play a vital role in society by satisfying human needs that are not addressed by mainstream science."

115."Because learning is not a solitary activity but one that requires collaboration among people, students of all ages will benefit academically if they work frequently in groups."

116."To be an effective leader, a public official must maintain the highest ethical and moral standards."

117."Government should not fund any scientific research whose consequences, either medical or ethical, are unclear."

118."Government officials should rely on their own judgment rather than unquestioningly carrying out the will of the people whom they serve."

119."While some leaders in government, sports, industry, and other areas attribute their success to a well-developed sense of competition, a society can better prepare its young people for leadership by instilling in them a sense of cooperation."

120."Society does not place enough emphasis on the intellect—that is, on reasoning and other cognitive skills."

• Be sure to get the remaining topics in the next post.

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