"Since science and technology are becoming more and more essential to [b]modern society, schools should devote more time to teaching science and [b]technology and less to teaching the arts and humanities." [b]Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated [b]above. Support your views with reasons and/or examples from your own [b]experience, observations, or reading.（不同领域间的交流） [b][b]Because scientific knowledge is increasingly important in our technological [b]world and in the practical world of jobs and careers, schools should devote [b]sufficient time to teaching mathematics and science. This is not to say, [b]however, that schools should devote less time to the arts or humanities. To [b]the contrary, in a technological age the study of arts and humanities is [b]probably more important than ever-for three reasons. [b]First of all, studying the arts and humanities can help students become [b]better mathematicians and scientists. For example, recent studies of [b]cognitive development show that studying music at an early age can [b]strengthen a child's later grasp of mathematics. And understanding [b]philosophical concepts has helped scientists recognize their own [b]presuppositions, and frame their central questions more accurately. [b]Secondly, studying the creative and intellectual achievement of others [b]helps inspire our own creativity and intellectual questioning. This is [b]particularly important in an era dominated by technology, where we run a [b]serious risk of becoming automatons who fit neatly into the efficient [b]functioning of some system. [b][b]Finally technology is valuable as an efficient means to our important [b]goats. But neither technology, nor the science on which it is founded, [b]decides which goals are best, or judges the moral value of the means we [b]choose for their attainment. We need the liberal arts to help us select [b]worthwhile ends and ethical means. [b][b]In conclusion, schools should not devote less time to the arts and [b]humanities. These areas of study augment and enhance learning in [b]mathematics and science, as well as helping to preserve the richness of our [b]entire human legacy while inspiring us to further it. Moreover, disciplines [b]within the humanities provide methods and contexts for evaluating the [b]morality of our technology and for determining its proper direction. [b]