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我不知道有多少人问过自己受教育的意义是什么？我们为什么要上学？I wonder if we have ever asked ourselves what education means. Why do we go to school?为什么要学习各种科目？为什么参加考试，和同学比得分高低？所谓的教育究竟含有什么意义？它涵盖了什么？Why do we learn various subjects, why do we pass examinations and compete with each other for better grades? What does this so-called education mean, and what is it all about? 这实在是一个非常重要的问题。我们不只是为学生质疑这个问题，同时也跟父母、老师以及所有热爱地球的人们，共同来探究这个问题。This is really a very important question, not only for the students, but also for the parents, for the teachers, and for everyone who loves this earth.我们为什么要通过竞争来受教育？难道受教育只是为了通过几项考试，得到一份工作？还是为我们在年轻时奠定基础，以便了解人生的整个过程？Why do we go through the struggle to be educated? Is it merely in order to pass some examinations and get a job? Or is it the function of education to prepare us while we are young to understand the whole process of life? 获得一份工作来维持生计是必要的，然而这就是一切了吗？难道我们受教育就是为了这个目的？Having a job and earning one's livelihood is necessary - but is that all? Are we being educated only for that? 显然