2009 · Q33
PASSAGE III
With the inevitable growth of specialization I see the universities facing two great dangers. First, it is very easy to get so involved in the technical details of education that the object of education is lost. And secondly, in an effort to condition a university to the needs of its students and to the needs of the State it may lose its power to make or mould those students into responsible men, capable of thinking for themselves and capable of expressing the results of their thoughts to others.
Which one of the following statements most correctly suggests the central theme of the passage?
EnglishComprehension
- AThe aim of education is specialization
- BThe aim of education is to mould the youth to work for the State
- CThe aim of education is to make the youth capable of independent thought and expression
- DThe aim of education is to enable the youth to earn a comfortable living
Explanation
The passage stresses moulding students into men 'capable of thinking for themselves and expressing the results of their thoughts'.