教育要面向未来,就必须用二十一世纪的眼光来审视和规划今天的教育。不但要考虑当前经济发展的要求,而且要预测未来科学技术等各方面对人的要求。其中人的交际能力是不可缺少的。但是,当前中学生的交际能力普遍较差。笔者一次眼见许多中学生到火车站欢送奔赴中越战场的驻陕部队。一个解放军战士对学生说:“我们就要上前线了,咱们谈点什么吧。”可学生们面面相觑,无言以对,连一些最基本的送别或勉励的话都讲不出。这就向当前的教育提出了一个重要的问题,即在培养学生其他能力的同时,不应当 To face the future, education must use the eyes of the 21st century to examine and plan today’s education. We must not only consider the current requirements for economic development, but also predict the future demands of science and technology and other parties. Among them, people’s ability to communicate is indispensable. However, the current middle school students’ communicative competence is generally poor. At one time, the author saw that many middle school students went to the train station and went to the Shaanxi Army on the China-Vietnam battlefield. A People’s Liberation Army soldier told the students: “We will go to the front line. Let’s talk about something.” The students could be seen and talked, speechless, and even some of the most basic words of farewell or encouragement could not be explained. This raises an important issue for the current education, that is, while training students’ other abilities, it should not