Text A: Nerds and Geeks 10 Do we really expect to stay afloat largely by importing our scientists and intellectuals from abroad as we have done for a major portion of this century without making an effort to also cultivate a pro intellectual culture at home? Even if we have the political will to spend a lot more money on education than we do now, do we think we can improve our schools if we laugh at our hard-working pupils and fail to respect their impoverished teachers?
10 Do we really expect to stay afloat largely by importing our scientists and intellectuals from abroad, as we have done for a major portion of this century without making an effort to also cultivate a pro-intellectual culture at home? Even if we have the political will to spend a lot more money on education than we do now, do we think we can improve our schools if we laugh at our hard-working pupils and fail to respect their impoverished teachers? Text A: Nerds and Geeks
Text A: Nerds and Geeks 11 Our fault lies not so much with our economy or with our politics as within ourselves, our values and our image of a good life. America's culture has not adapted to the demands of our times, to the economic realities that demand a highly educated workforce and innovative intelligent leadership
11 Our fault lies not so much with our economy or with our politics as within ourselves, our values and our image of a good life. America’s culture has not adapted to the demands of our times, to the economic realities that demand a highly educated workforce and innovative intelligent leadership. Text A: Nerds and Geeks
Text A: Nerds and Geeks 12 If we are to succeed as a society in the 21st century, we had better do away with our anti-intellectualism and teach our children that a good life depends on exercising one's mind and pursuing knowledge to the full extent of one ' s abilities 13 Not until the words"nerd" and"geek"become terms of praise rather than insults do we stand a chance 8
12 If we are to succeed as a society in the 21st century, we had better do away with our anti-intellectualism and teach our children that a good life depends on exercising one’s mind and pursuing knowledge to the full extent of one’s abilities. 13 Not until the words “nerd” and “geek” become terms of praise rather than insults do we stand a chance. Text A: Nerds and Geeks
a society that has only unkind terms like nerd and geek for the intellectually curious and academically serious. Paraphrase e those students who have genuine curiosity for academic knowledge and who regard study as a serious business
…a society that has only unkind terms like nerd and geek for the intellectually curious and academically serious. Paraphrase: ?those students who have genuine curiosity for academic knowledge and who regard study as a serious business
dedicate to -devote(esp oneself) to a special task or purpose decaen very interested in and working wholeheartedly for e.g. Martin Luther King. dedicated his life/himself to dicated to finding a cure for The elderly gentleman was a dedicated teacher
dedicate to — devote (esp. oneself) to a special task or purpose e.g. • Mother Teresa dedicated her whole life to helping the poor. • Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life/himself to Civil Rights Movement. dedicated — very interested in and working wholeheartedly for e.g. • The medical student is dedicated to finding a cure for AIDS. • The elderly gentleman was a dedicated teacher