你知道社會如何定義「好學生」嗎?你是溫馴、守規、聽話、成績好、孝「順」的人,你就一定是好學生。404Please respect copyright.PENANAgPPlgMIWzq
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成為好學生又有什麼好處?「你很乖」。404Please respect copyright.PENANAHxyi9n9Fql
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欸不是,寫了那麼多形容詞,而且每一個都很難實踐,每一個都像在強行改變你生而為人的本質,就是為了一句「你很乖」?嗯,你說得沒錯,就是「你很乖」三個字。404Please respect copyright.PENANAY8Ahx31R72
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《原子習慣》一書中說過,一個人需要提示、渴望、回應、獎賞四者,才能好好養成一個習慣。你想培養「唸書」的習慣,首先需要一種獎賞,對很多學生來說,這裏的獎賞是「你很乖」。404Please respect copyright.PENANAv4V3tuLBbE
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你知道這種獎賞的存在,但是你渴望它嗎?你不渴望它,又怎會做出會得到它的事情呢?404Please respect copyright.PENANASnX5bi361Y
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久而久之,你就會不想唸書,因為在你眼中,學習沒有可見的獎賞。現在唯二能推動你唸書的,其一是你的父母,畢竟你成績不好時,他們會因此責備你;其二是社會上的各種期望,你達不到的話,就跟戰爭罪犯無異。404Please respect copyright.PENANA1T1clkDw3u
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當然,在知識與科技發達的社會中,唸書與學歷的重要性毋庸置疑,大學畢業生的起薪點及工作舒適度通常比中六畢業的人高。「較好的生活質素」成為第二個獎賞,但是你唸書不能夠立即得到這獎賞時,那你又怎會想繼續做下去呢?404Please respect copyright.PENANAMYavWj1cnB
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雖說,這個動力也是非常有問題的。404Please respect copyright.PENANASRP6vjpGZR
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其實很多人都是被逼學習,因為很少人會發現,以至得到唸書過後的獎賞。在讀書的階段也確實沒有,除了被父母拿去與他人比較之外。404Please respect copyright.PENANAoXNHLnNfz6
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你找不到學習的動力,你身邊許多人也許都找不到動力,甚至視學習為一個苦差。這導致你不想學習、學業成績欠佳、被師長怪責,之後更不想學習。這根本就是一個惡性循環。404Please respect copyright.PENANAyDr4L7Ed7y
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「不想學習」固然有問題,畢竟人無時無刻都在學習,但是很多人都沒想過,造成很多人都對學習沒興趣的主因,90%並不在學生本身。404Please respect copyright.PENANAw3bP8hLneY
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有人說「讀書無用」,其實讀書真的無用嗎?說得出這句的人應該也不同意。404Please respect copyright.PENANAEFqZuSANDy
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唸工程的人知道機器背後的運作,唸數學的人知道為什麼有人會想到某些公式,唸哲學的人知道人類對自然、神明、社會、科學、文化的看法……404Please respect copyright.PENANAVG7ijwCaTk
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在社會層面上,工程、醫護等專科的「用處」,相信不用我多說。問題在於,哲學或同類科系的出路少得可憐,然後就有人因此調侃/自嘲:404Please respect copyright.PENANAgU8a6lhgKO
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你首先要一個盤子才能混口飯吃,那個盤子要時刻保持乾淨,最好還鑲了不知道多少K金。為什麼呀?人類身為視覺動物,以良好的形象示人,人家的心情也會較好,也可能會更樂於給你面子。404Please respect copyright.PENANApirDB523SU
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然後,你需要一個強勁的體魄,這是用來保護自己的,畢竟你出來混時,有別人來找你麻煩,你也不一定要夾著尾巴離開現場。你最好就像李小龍一樣,打遍天下無敵手,那你就有能力拉幫結派,把一些地區拿下,這樣就不用怕有人找麻煩了。404Please respect copyright.PENANAfgU40X4qI1
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當然,哲學系嘛,以理服人一定不是難事。說說蘇格拉底為何而死,也可能把要找麻煩的人嚇跑了。404Please respect copyright.PENANAK1WDwKQrbz
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「乞食」嘛,做丐幫首領嘛,要有要有。404Please respect copyright.PENANAK5c8As2Y2l
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回到正題,你要說讀非專科相關的書是不智的行為嗎?若果真是這樣,那人生也過於無趣,畢竟世上有99%的書/課程也沒跟專科有關。404Please respect copyright.PENANAoPoH3NPORI
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但對香港的現實面來說,「讀書無用」或是「讀這些書無用」其實是個no but actually yes的答案。不然社會就不會對學生灌輸「讀什麼會乞食」的說法。404Please respect copyright.PENANAQL851A9fkA
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然而,問題在此:原本讀書的目的是什麼?是提升生活質素,還是提升個人修養?一者重要,可以否定另一者之重要性嗎?404Please respect copyright.PENANAOathnc1dkT
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顯然不能。404Please respect copyright.PENANAKQmLKIOkWE
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你我都懂得說不應否定任何讀書的目的,但是社會卻硬生生的把你所提升的個人修養給否定掉。很多公司需要IT/工程界人才,因此社會把工程當知識看;但是人們不需要也不想知道蘇格拉底怎樣死去、三哲人到底說過什麼等等,因此社會不把哲學當知識看。404Please respect copyright.PENANAUwwzIZCUTz
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讀書無用,是因為知識不被社會所重視,那你不能因此責怪學生呀,畢竟這真的是世界的錯。404Please respect copyright.PENANAwwJvG2hdYm
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很多人對學習沒興趣,是因為學生的成果不被人尊重。不論是前文說過的「分數」,還是本文說的「不把知識當知識看」,都是很不尊重「學習」這個行為本身,更不尊重為此深陷水深火熱的莘莘學子。404Please respect copyright.PENANAFxix1MQT2G
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寒窗苦讀,就是為了讓自己的知識被蔑視,such a great deal, isn't it?404Please respect copyright.PENANAQMYZbu5vKS
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只要這樣的環境一天還存在,不愛讀書一天都不是你的錯,畢竟沒有人會為了negative feedback而持續做一件事。真正要改變的,是社會對某些「無用」的知識的態度。
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