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1、FABLEOFTHELAZYTEENAGERBenjaminSteinOnedaylastfall,Iranoutoffilefoldersandwenttothedrugstoretobuymore.Iputahandfuloffoldersonthecounterandaskedateenagesalesgirlhowmuchtheycost.“Idon'tknow,”sheanswered.“Butit's12centseach.” Icountedthefolders.'Twenty-threeat12centseach,thatmakes$2.76beforet
2、ax,”Isaid. “Youdidthatinyourhead?"sheaskedinamazement.“Howcanyoudothat?” “It'smagic,”Isaid. “Really?"sheasked. Nomodestlyeducatedadultcanfailtobeupsetbysuchanexperience.Whileourchildrenseembetter-naturedthanever,theyaresoignorant—andsoignorantoftheirignorance—thattheyfri
3、ghtenme.Inaclassof60seniorsataprivatecollegewhereIrecentlytaught,notonestudentcouldwriteashortpaperwithoutmisspellings.Notone. Butthisisjustatinysliceoftheproblem.TheabilitytoperformeventhesimplestcalculationsisonlyamemoryamongmanystudentsIsee,andtheirknowledgeofworldhistoryorgeographyisn
4、onexistent. Moreover,thereisachillingindifferenceaboutallthisignorance.Theattitudewassummedupbyafriend'sbright,lazy16-year-oldson,whoexplainedwhyhepreferrednottogotoU.C.L.A."Idon'twanttohavetocompetewithAsians,”hesaid.“Theyworkhardandknoweverything.” Infact,thisyoungmanwillhavetocom
5、petewithAsianswhetherhewantstoornot.Hecannotliveforeveronthefinancial,materialandhumancapitalaccumulatedbyhisancestors.Atsomepointsoon,hisintellectuallazinesswillseriouslyaffecthiswayoflife.Itwillalsoaffecttherestofus.Amodernindustrialstatecannotfunctionwithanidle,ignorantlaborforce.Planeswillc
6、rash.Computerswilljam.Carswillbreakdown. TodrivethismessagehometosuchyoungAmericans,Ihaveahumblesuggestion:amovie,orTVseries,dramatizingjusthowdifficultitwasforthiscountrytogetwhereitis—andhoweasilyitcouldallbelost.Iofferthefollowingfable. Asthestoryopens,ourhero,KevinHanley1990,a17
7、-year-oldhighschoolsenior,issittinginhisroom,feelingbitter.HisparentsinsisthestudyforhisEuropeanhistorytest.HewantstogoshoppingforheadphonesforhisportableCDplayer.Thebookheisforcedtoread—TheWealthofNations—putshimtosleep. Ke
