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SCMP Reporter

Many scholars say people should learn more and strive for knowledge in every aspect.

  A successful person does not just learn in the classroom, since there's a lot of knowledge which can't be acquired there.

  Instead, we have to learn more about the world by reading, to avoid being 'a frog in a well'.

  While I agree, it is easier said than done.

    As secondary school students, learning and preparing for lessons takes up most of our time.

  Education nowadays focuses on exam results to determine a student's ability.

  As a result, the aim of studying appears only to get good results in exams.

  The original purpose of learning seems to have been lost. Sometimes, it seems we are compelled to study.

   When we are not interested in learning, we can't gain from it.

   Without that drive to seek more knowledge, we are trapped in schools and forced to learn.

 And we do our homework without thinking. It's impossible for us to leave all these duties behind and learn more about the world we're living in.

  Sometimes, our interest in thinking about or researching beyond our school syllabus is thwarted by our teachers or the education system.

  Therefore, our knowledge, as well as our talent, is 'trapped'.

  Our learning time is limited. We hardly have time to learn more about the world because we have to spend so much time on schoolwork. Our horizon is becoming narrower.

  It's hard to be a good learner. Nevertheless, no matter how many faults there are in the education system, I keep up my spirit of learning by myself as much as I can.

  We must keep reminding ourselves not to lose interest in learning.

Wing-yee is a student of Immaculate Heart of Mary College 



Schoolwork thwarts quest for knowledge