To Educate Children
14. Some people think that a sense of competition in children should be encouraged. Others believe that children who are taught to co-operate rather than compete become more useful adults. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
分析:D&G类型的题目可以先分两段分别论述两方的观点,然后在结尾段选择一方的观点赞同即可。这文章在第二主体段中即含蓄地表达了作者的倾向。结构方面:在课堂上,老师如何做-培养竞争-长大后在工作中又如何。紧接着写在工作中,合作的重要--如何表现合作—这个态度在学校中就要培养。通过学校——工作——学校的场景变换论述了双方的观点,最后选一方支持即可。语言方面:动词、形容词、名词的词性转换以及上义词的运用如:spirit, ability, source, element, rivalry, aspect, skill, attitude, idea。
People have different views about whether children should be taught to be competitive or co-operative. While a spirit of competition can sometimes be useful in life, I believe that the ability to co-operate is more important.
On the one hand, competition can be a great source of motivation for children. When teachers use games or prizes to introduce an element of competitiveness into lessons, it can encourage children to work harder to outdo the other pupils in the class. This kind of healthy rivalry may help to build children's self-confidence, while pushing them to work independently and progress more quickly. When these children leave school, their confidence and determination will help them in competitive situations such as job interviews. It can therefore be argued that competition should be encouraged in order to prepare children for adult life.
On the other hand, it is perhaps even more important to prepare children for the many aspects of adult life that require co-operation. In the workplace, adults are expected to work in teams, follow instructions given by their superiors, or supervise and support the more junior members of staff. Team collaboration skills are much more useful than a competitive determination to win. This is the attitude that I believe schools should foster in young people. Instead of promoting the idea that people are either winners or losers, teachers could show children that they gain more from working together.
In conclusion, I can understand why people might want to encourage competitiveness in children, but it seems to me that a co-operative attitude is much more desirable in adult life.