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大学正慢慢成为过去吗?Are universiities slowly becoming a thing of the past?
1.1900年前后，法国艺术家让-马克·科泰接受委托绘制一组图画，描绘他认为的2000年人们可能过上的生活。Around 1900, the French artist Jean-Marc Cote was commissioned to produce a series of images showing what he thought life might be like in the year 2000.其中一幅画展示了一位教师把书本放进研磨机。研磨机通过悬挂在天花板上的器械将知识直接输入学生的大脑。One of these images shows a teacher feeding books into a grinder then somehow feeds this knowledge directly into students' brains from machines dangling from the ceiling.现在看来，这位艺术家对未来的教育有许多错误的预测，但有一件事他猜对了:学生依然还在教室里学习。Now, there are many things that this artist got wrong about the future of education, but there is one aspect that the artist got right: The students are still in a classroom.
2. 如今,人们在讨论线上教育的兴起以及大学教育的未来。Nowadays, there is a conversation surrounding the emergence of online education and the future of niversities.不管是否有意，这幅画能够提醒我们，不管科技变得多么先进，社会总会有教室和大学的一席之地。whether intentional or not, this image can remind us that no matter how advanced our technology becomes, there will likely always be a place in society for the classroom, and universities.这是因为大学教育远不止仅仅把事实和信息塞进学生脑子里。This is because a university education goes beyond simply stuffing facts and information into students' heads. In fact, university prepares young people to become fully-functioning members of society.事实上，大学着眼于将年轻人培养成健全的社会成员。 In fact, university prepares young people to become fully-functioning members of society.
3. 学生们在实体大学上课时，他们得到了，面对面进行社会学习，富有经验的教授可以监控学生的参与，引导他们获得更有意义的进步。When a student attends classes at a physical university, they are given a chance to participate in real-time, face-to-face social learning. Experienced professors can monitor contribution from students and guide them toward more meaningful outcomes换句话说，教授既能将教学体验结构化，也能将其个性化。In other words, professors not only structure educational experiences, they also individualize them.线上教育很难实现这一点，因为讲座是提前录制的，教授难以针对不同情境、问题和评价作出回应。This is very difficult to do online, where professors often pre-record lectures and are therefore less able to respond to situations, questions, and comments. 
4.大学经历的第二大优势在于，它能给学生创造同伴共同体。The second major advantage  of the university experience is that it gives students access to a community of peers. 同一年代的学生会经历相似的人生挑战。Students of the same generation will have similar challenges throughout their lives.因此，有机会和同龄人结识，受益良多。Therefore, it is very beneficial that people of the same generation are given opportunities to meet one another.这样的话，在通往未来自我的路途上，他们可以建立深厚友谊。This way, they can form strong friendships as they advance together on a journey to their future selves.通过共同经历冒险和危机取得成就，他们从依赖朋友过渡到理解相互扶持的意义。Through shared adventures, risks, and accomplishments, they can move from relying on friends to having an appreciation for interdependence.他们也因此能以更成熟的方式处理人际关系，而这可能是线上学习模式做不到的。The result is that they will become more mature in handling relationships, which might not be possible with online learning models.
5   伴随着大学社交生活的还有第三个好处：自我发展。The social aspect of college life goes hand in hand with a third benefit: personal development.大学环境在年轻人开始探索自己是谁、擅长何事这一关键时期给予支持。The university environment supports young people at a critical time when they start discovering who they are , and what they are good at.譬如，通过参加社团，年轻的女学生可能发现自己正好拥有在工程领域脱颖而出的技术和兴趣。For example, through joining a club, a young woman might find out that she has just the right set of skills and interests to excel at engineering.同样，通过参与小组展示，年轻的男同学或许发现自己还有公众演讲的才能，由此影响他的职业选择。Likewise, participation ina group presentation might help a young man discover that he has an aptitude for public speaking,while could inform his career choices.对已经成年的大学生而言，这些自我发现的瞬间对于潜能的挖掘至关重要。These, moments of self-discovery are critically important for realizing