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发表于 2007-1-20 13:36:23
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Issue55 我的第一篇issue,请猛批吧,谢谢大家!
Issue55 我的第一篇issue,请猛批吧,谢谢大家!
"Competition for high grades seriously limits the quality of learning at all levels of education."
Competition for high grades limits the quality of learning
I concede that competition for high grades limits the quality of learning, as the speaker maintains, though sometimes, it motivates students to study.
Admittedly, competition for high grades ensures that students accomplish their schoolwork satisfactorily and earn high quality of learning. High grades mean an excellent response to an exam which is, so far, considered the most effective method to check the condition of students’ study. Students who get high grades indicate that they do a good job in their courses. If they continue, they will end up their studies with As. For those whose marks are unsatisfactory, a consistent pursue of high grades can stimulate the motive of study. These students will receive ideal scores with their hardworking. Recalling my own study life, a majority of grades are high. Even when I underwent a period of low grades, still I did not give up the notion of pursuing high grades. As a result, I finished my elementary and middle schools remarkably and entered university. After that, I still get high grades. The good grades gained before university facilitate my entry to university and good study in it. I believe they can help students achieve their successful goals.
However, competition for high grades restricts the quality of learning by imposing much too unnecessary burdens on students. To get excellent marks, students have to spend much more time and hardworking on their subjects than those needed for a pass in an exam. After all, high scores are hard to achieve. This is because exams are designed to check examinees’ mastery of knowledge. If what appears in exams is well-known, clearly exams make no sense. Thus, exams have difficulty in various degrees. To gain high grades, examinees have to spend a large amount of time and energy. Since it is less likely that huge amount of content is involved in a single exam with limited time, one focuses only on the narrow range the exam may cover when preparing for it. The extra time spent merely on preparation for outstanding grades in an exam in which only a small portion is tested, therefore, seems too much to be worthwhile. If the time can be saved, teachers may impart more knowledge given that more classes can be arranged; students themselves can turn to other subjects or even new spheres to broaden their horizons. Even if the time is put on amusement, exercise, leisure activities or even sleep, it benefits a lot. Students can get relaxed or recover their energy, which ensures their efficiency in further study. If students, however, compete for high grades, all the above are mere assumptions. Hence, competition for high grades makes students endure much more than they do when earning just average grades.
Besides, competition for high grades tends to make students focus on exams rather than mastery of knowledge for practical purposes. Some graduates reveal weak working abilities after they graduate. Yet when referring to their grades in their school ages, most of them are high grade owners. Why? What is valued in exams is not identical with what is frequently applied in daily work. Exams, as taken at the stage of school education, are dominated by theoretical knowledge, which is predominantly taught in school and is the foundation for one’s future career. But when graduates start their careers, they begin to handle practical problems, which are tougher. What is needed now is to solve them with their knowledge already mastered, before their working experience is strong enough to help them. If they lack the ability to apply the theoretical knowledge to practice, even if they have high grades, it is less likely that they will succeed greatly in their occupations.
To sum up, though competition for high grades provokes students working hard on their subjects, it will limit the quality of learning. Competition for high grades should be controlled properly, so that its benefits can be released maximally without doing harm to students.
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Position: I concede that competition for high grades limits the quality of learning, though sometimes, it motivates students to study.
1. Competition for high grades ensures that students accomplish their schoolwork satisfactorily and earn high quality of learning.
2. Competition for high grades restricts the quality of learning by imposing much too unnecessary burdens on students.
3. Competition for high grades tends to make students focus on exams rather than mastery of knowledge for practical purposes. |
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