阅读理解。

Theunquestionedroleofastudentistolearnasmuchaspossiblethroughwhatevermeansittakesto

acquireknowledge.Teachersandprofessorsarehumanbeingsandarethereforenotperfect.Nooneknows

thecorrectanswertoeveryquestionevenwhenyoulimitthequestionstoacertainfieldofstudy.Having

certainskepticism(质疑)aboutwhattheyarebeingtaughtcanhelpstudentstomaketheteachersevenbetter

bycorrectingmistakesandmisinformation.

Studentscertainlyhaveahugeroleintheirownabilitiestolearn.Teachersshouldactmoreasguides

alongthewayratherthantrytoforceeachstudenttolearn.Thebestteachersintheworldcannotteachan

unmotivatedstudent.Iftheteacherforwhateverreasoncannotmotivatethestudentthenthestudentmust

somehowfindawaytomotivatehimselforherself.

Onemethodofdoingthisisbybecominganactiveratherthanapassivestudent.Themorethestudent

involveshimselforherselfintheactofstudyingthebetterheorshecanlearn.Oneofthebestwaysto

becomemoreactiveissimplytoasktheteacherorprofessorquestions.Studentswhopassivelysitina

classroomandtakeeverythingthattheteachersaysforgrantedarenotfullyusingtheirmentalcapacities

tolearn.

Bettereducationcomesfromteacherswhoareabletogettheirstudentstothinkaboutasubjectrather

thanmerelyabsorbacertainamountofinformation.Havingahealthyskepticismcanimproveastudent's

abilitytoboththinkandabsorbknowledgeinalearningsituation.

Teachersarehumanbeingsandnooneisonehundredpercentrightallofthetimeeveninaclassroom

situation.Perhapsateacherwouldsimplyunconsciouslysaythewrongwordorpassonsomemisinformation

thattheteachertrulybelievedwascorrect.Astudent'squestioncouldpreventanentireclassroomfrom

becomingconfusedormisinformed.

Thereisofcourseafinebalancebetweenastudenthavingahealthyskepticismandjustbeingadownright

skeptic.Butwiththeproperattitudetowardlearningandalittleskepticismboththestudentsandteachers

ca