Competition for high grades seriously limits the quality of learning at all levels of education.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.
五問:
(1)教育分為哪幾個層次?小學、初中、高中、大學的教育目標分別是什么?為了達成這些目標,使用評分的方式來考察教育成果是不是方法之一?是不是唯一的方法?是不是最好的方法?
(2)為取得高分而競爭有什么好處?你能具體地羅列幾條嗎?如果可能,請舉出一個具體的例子(個人經(jīng)歷也可以)。例如:以高分為目標也是一種動力,可以督促學生努力學習,加深對知識的理解。
(3)為取得高分而競爭有什么壞處?你能具體地說一說嗎?如果能舉出具體的例子更好。例如:會使得學生壓力過大,為了達到目的不惜“鋌而走險”采取作弊手段;會使學生忽視其他方面的發(fā)展,導致教育的目的被扭曲。
(4)我們?nèi)绾味x教育的質(zhì)量?是根據(jù)學生的成績嗎?是根據(jù)所學內(nèi)容的多寡嗎?還是根據(jù)學生對所學內(nèi)容的應用能力?你覺得是否還有其他的指標?
(5)除了為取得高分而競爭這種促使學生努力學習的方法之外,你還能想到其他可能的方式方法嗎?例如:鼓勵學生在其他才藝和技能方面取得成績等。
翻譯練習:
學生能從試圖取得高分的努力中獲益很多。如果放任不管,他們中的很多人可能不會嚴肅對待學業(yè)并主動復習功課。除此之外,不管結(jié)果如何,競爭都會驅(qū)使他們長時間集中注意力,把自己推到極限,并在此過程中學會處理壓力。當他們進入職場時,這些都是能讓他們獲益最多的能力。
參考答案:
Students can benefit a lot from their endeavor to score high. If left alone, many of them would not pay serious attention to their study and to review their lessons actively. Besides, whatever the result may be, competition would drive them to stay focused for a long time, to push themselves to the limit and to learn to handle pressure during the process. These are the capacities they can benefit most from when they step into the workplace.