--- title: "Interpret: teaching values to professionals" subject: "Communication English" chapter: 1 key: "semester_5/communication_english:interpret-teaching-moral-values-professionals" source: https://www.bctengineer.com/q/semester_5/communication_english/interpret-teaching-moral-values-professionals site: BCT Engineering --- # Interpret: teaching values to professionals Communication English · Chapter 1: Intensive Reading - Asked in: 2075 Chaitra, 5 marks; 2075 Ashwin, 5 marks (asked 2 times) - Answer checked by Claude Opus 5.5 (high effort) on 2026-10-14 - Page: https://www.bctengineer.com/q/semester_5/communication_english/interpret-teaching-moral-values-professionals - Whole chapter: https://www.bctengineer.com/md/semester_5/communication_english/chapter-1 ## Question Read the following text carefully and interpret it so as to make the meaning clear. By teaching all other subjects, except values, we may produce great scientists, engineers, doctors, scholars, management experts, literatures etc. comparable with the best anywhere in the world but if the great professionals do not have peace of mind and qualities of love and kindness, what kind of society will we have? ## Short answer Education that ignores values may produce highly skilled professionals, but without peace of mind and qualities like love and kindness, these experts may cause harm. A society needs moral character in its professionals, so education must teach both technical skill and human values. ## Answer The writer argues that technical education alone does not make a good society. If scientists, engineers, doctors and managers are trained to be brilliant but are not taught values, their skill will not bring peace to the society they serve. #### Explanation - Modern education teaches almost every subject except values. It can produce professionals who are as good as the best in the world in knowledge and skill. - Skill is only a tool. Whether it is used to help or to harm depends on the character of the person who holds it. - "Peace of mind" means inner calm, contentment and freedom from greed and anger. "Love and kindness" mean care for other people. - A professional without these qualities may be selfish, corrupt or cruel, however clever. A doctor who thinks only of money, an engineer who cuts corners on safety, or a manager who exploits workers can harm many people. - The rhetorical question "what kind of society will we have?" suggests the answer: a society that is advanced in technology but cold, violent and unhappy. #### Message Education must develop the heart as well as the head. Moral and human values should be taught along with science and technology, so that professionals use their abilities for the good of humanity. A society is judged not only by its achievements but by the character of the people who make them. ## Check yourself The answer's key points as multiple-choice questions, with the correct option and why. 1. What is the writer's central argument? A. Science subjects should be removed from schools B. Professionals are already too moral C. Society needs more doctors than engineers D. Technical education alone cannot make a good society without values Answer: D. Skilled professionals without values will not bring peace to society. (Key point: Main argument) 2. Why does the writer say skill alone is not enough? A. Whether skill helps or harms depends on the character of the person using it B. Skill is useless without money C. Skill cannot be taught well D. Skilled people never make mistakes Answer: A. Skill is only a tool; character decides how it is used. (Key point: Skill as a tool) 3. What are 'peace of mind' and 'love and kindness' in the passage? A. Wealth and fame B. Inner calm and freedom from greed and anger, and care for other people C. Technical knowledge and speed D. Obedience and discipline Answer: B. These are the inner and social qualities that values education should develop. (Key point: Peace of mind, love, kindness) 4. What answer does 'what kind of society will we have?' suggest? A. A perfectly peaceful society B. A society with no scientists C. A society advanced in technology but cold, violent and unhappy D. A society that rejects technology Answer: C. The question implies that without values the society will lack peace and humanity. 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