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第二次写,修改版2008年11月27日
谢谢liyue24的认真批改,我已经根据批改意见和自己的总结重写,希望有所提高
修改版也贴在这里,这样后来的G友拍砖可以不必重复~
Should students receive exclusively compulsory courses assigned by the government in their pre-college education? My answer to this question contradicts that of the speaker. Contrary to the speaker, I maintain that curriculums for education under college level should combine the national courses and a variety of the academic disciplines offered by schools.
Admittedly, a portion of compulsory courses required by government should be infused into the subjects of all grades. For one thing, certain uniform lessons given in all schools nationwide assure students to obtain the basic yet essential skills and knowledge necessary for normal social lives. For instance, mathematics of basic level would be found crucial in daily lives such as shopping. Without such skills as calculation it is impossible for people to accomplish even the simplest tasks in modern society. Likewise, computer technology, which has dominated merely every aspect of modern lives, should be informed and trained in schools, thus the students could be competent in their future careers. For another, national courses ensure students to be educated with the basic disciplines and reach comparatively equal level so that the colleges and universities are convenient to arrange courses for students with similar educational background. For further instance one only need to imagine the chaos aroused when the universities attempt courses for various students with uneven educational experience.
Moreover, national courses concerning on the civic education should be required in all schools. As the schools shoulder the major effect on the civic attitude of the children, core curriculum of schools should inform the children of politics and government, enhance education about citizenship responsibilities and emphasize the civic values of our constitutional democracy. To preserve the civil rights, which our forebears fought for, the youngsters need to realize the part they play in society; the preservation of civic values and liberties is directly linked to performed responsibilities, such as political participation, expressing political ideas, voting in public election, voluntary service to the communities and so forth. However, without the establishment of compulsory courses with special emphasis in social studies or literature courses, it is unlikely that the students could manage to become responsible citizens with the desire and capacity to fulfill civic obligations that guarantee a democratic society.
Nevertheless, uniform national curriculum exclusive of selective courses provided by the individual schools tends to be counterproductive to obtain effective education. On the one hand, citizens of diverse regions throughout the nation require different skills or knowledge to adapt into the specific social situations. For instance, locating around the preservation of Indians, the population of state of Indiana may consist of greater proportion of Indians, suggesting the necessity of acquiring courses in history, literature or culture of India. Besides, schools can take advantages of their resources available to achieve superior educational outcomes. Possible is that schools close to the Yellow Stone National Park have accumulated plenty of knowledge or experience on the specific ecosystem in the regions, thus lessons of biology provided in these school might be highlighted with outstanding quality. By contrast, to deprive the right of the schools to select their specialized courses seems a waste of resources. On the other hand, students require trainings or courses to prepare for their future career. As common sense informs us, only a minor rate of senior high school graduates manage to be eligible to continue their college education while the rest will enter into society and hunt for jobs. In order to excel in fierce competition of the job market and be competent for their career, the students must be equipped with trainings or courses enhancing practice in high schools. Additionally, with various requirements of different regions across the country, schools should be approved to select professional courses or training according to the needs in their regions. To be concrete, the Silicon Valley – the center of IT technology – might require schools provide lessons pertaining to computer science or economics, whereas the Buffalo City – a namely place of interest with mild industrialization – should attach importance to history, foreign langue studies or cross-cultural communication techniques for the sake of tourism. Therefore, it is highly necessary for schools to provide selective courses or trainings according the requirement of the students in their pre-college education instead of assigning national curriculum without consideration of the local situations.
In sum, both the uniform national curriculum and selective courses offered by schools are essential for students to achieve wholesomeness of education benefiting themselves as well as the society as a whole.
[ 本帖最后由 shuwenying 于 2007-11-27 09:45 编辑 ] |
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