FINDING METHODS TO COMBAT THE LACK OF INTEREST STUDENTS FOR KNOWLEDGE - A PRIORITY IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY

Romania is currently facing an acute crisis of values. The students' interest for knowledge declined alarmingly. The society puts so in front of the education system new problems and new demands about human resources training, level of education and culture of the population, standards of conduct and aspirations. As a result of new acquisitions of the science and of the culture, of the human knowledge in general and especially due to the dynamics of these processes, the school is placed in a position to reconsider periodically the contents of training, the values of the system, the strategies. School also must find appropriate ways to combat students' disinterest for knowledge. Therefore, the paper analyzes the causes that led to this phenomenon, by applying questionnaires to students and outline several solutions designed to drive society towards progress, towards knowledge.