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Don't study art at the age of thirty or forty?

First, the source:

1. In ancient times, it should be said that "thirty people don't learn art, forty people don't learn art" and "forty people don't learn art" should be the current saying.

2. The meaning of this sentence is twofold:

(1) Learn while you are young, or time will wait for no one. If you don't learn skills when you are young, you will accomplish nothing when you are old.

(2) If you study when you are old, your energy is gone, your memory is poor, your study is poor, and no one uses you.

Learning is a lifelong thing, especially in a rapidly changing society. If you don't study, you will be eliminated.

3, "Biography of luliang heroes" Trinity: "People over 30 don't study art, they are old, and their hands and feet are not flexible, so let young people make trouble!"

Second, the ancient and modern meaning:

1. According to the conclusion that "standing at thirty, not standing at forty, knowing destiny at fifty", the life span of ancient people in China is very short. The average person's life is determined by sixty flowers. That's why people live for 70 years. Therefore, according to this calculation, life before the age of 30 is the time to start a career. By the age of 40, people will know everything and there will be no more doubts. By the age of 50, they will see their fate. After 30, old friends should stop studying art and strengthen the established foundation (including career and family), that is, the stage of "staying in business".

2. "Art" refers to the skills of supporting the family in the early years, such as actors, magicians, carpenters, chefs, etc. In the past, there was no vocational education and re-employment training. Traditional skills paid attention to the words and deeds of the master, and the natural endowment of the apprentice had to accumulate over time to "stop here and be refined." After the age of 30, it is difficult for people to learn another craft or change careers to learn a new craft, because at this time, basically there are families and children, and it is difficult to learn new things.

Today's "art" can also refer to some skills of leisure expansion. This is because with the development and transformation of people's thoughts, the meaning of words has more meanings than before. At the same time, with the development of human society, the average life expectancy in China has reached 76 years, and there are many centenarians. And with the development of science and technology, the life span of human beings will continue to extend. "People over 30 don't study art" is also used to persuade young people to work hard as early as possible.

Today, the age of 30 is the prime time for doctors and postdocs to climb the peak of science. Many important scientific research achievements were also created by scientists of this age group. Many Nobel Prize winners didn't reach their peak until they were in their thirties.

In the high-tech era, "lifelong learning" has become a popular knowledge in the west. He who knows the times is a hero, and young people should persevere. Never give up halfway and regret for life.

Extended content: 1, lifelong learning

Lifelong learning refers to the continuous learning process that every member of society runs through his life in order to meet the needs of social development and individual development. That is, we often say "it is never too old to learn" or "there is no end to learning". Under the special social, educational and life background, the concept of lifelong learning came into being, which is lifelong, universal and extensive. After lifelong education and lifelong learning were put forward, countries generally attached importance to it and actively practiced it. Lifelong learning inspires us to establish the concept of lifelong education, let students learn to learn, and more importantly, cultivate students' good habits of initiative, continuous exploration, self-renewal, applying what they have learned and optimizing knowledge.

(1) for life

This is the biggest feature of lifelong education. It breaks through the framework of conventional schools and regards education as a continuous learning process and the sum of all kinds of training received in a person's life, thus realizing the unity of the whole education process from preschool to old age. It includes formal education and informal education. It includes all stages and forms of the education system.

(2) Nationality

The universality of lifelong education means that people who receive lifelong education include all people, regardless of gender, age, difference between rich and poor, race and gender. Albert, an education researcher in Hamburg, UNESCO, pointed out that lifelong education has the characteristics of democratization, and opposed educational knowledge to serve the so-called elite, so that ordinary people with multiple abilities can get educational opportunities equally. In fact, everyone in today's society should learn to survive, and learning to survive is inseparable from lifelong education, because survival and development are the mainstream of the times, and learning is necessary for survival, which is a new topic put forward by modern society for everyone.

(3) universality

Lifelong education includes not only family education, but also school education and social education. It can be said that it includes all stages of people, and it is education in all aspects, at all times and in all countries. Lifelong education has expanded the learning world and injected new vitality into the whole education.

(4) Flexibility and practicality

Modern lifelong learning is flexible, which shows that anyone who needs to learn can receive any form of education anytime and anywhere. The time, place, content and method of study are all decided by individuals. People can choose the most suitable study according to their own characteristics and needs.

References:

Learning _ Baidu Encyclopedia