教育类真题
【Some people believe that children’s leisure activities must be educational, otherwise they are a complete waste of time. Do you agree or disagree?】
文章来自考官范文。。。
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Today, education has become a priority for many parents seeking to secure a good future for their children in this rapidly changing world. They believe that if their children apply themselves and work hard at school, then they will increase their opportunities for going to higher education and eventually getting a good job.
Of course they are right, and as access to the best education and best jobs is becoming more competitive, it is true that children have to make the best of their study time when they are young.
However, the parents who do not allow their children sufficient free time for leisure activities outside school hours, are misguided. Such activities are far from being a waste of time for the children simply because they are not academic. It is important to remember that children need to develop skills other than intellectual ones, and the best way to do this is through activities such as sports, games and playing with other kids. If they cannot play make-believe games, how can they develop their imagination? How can they learn physical coordination or learn important social lessons about winning and losing if they do not practise any sports? Many children form strong personal relationships with the friends they play with, and without the opportunity to do this, they could grow up emotionally immature.
Finally, I think it is also important to remember that children need to relax as well as work. If everything they do must have some educational or academic relevance, then they will soon get tired of studying altogether, which is the last thing that parents would want.
今天，许多家长试图为孩子在这个迅速变化的世界里争取到美好的未来，教育因此成为了头等大事。他们认为，假如孩子在学校努力学习，那么他们接受高等教育的机会就会增加，并最终能找到一份好工作。
他们这种看法当然是正确的，由于获得最好的教育和工作机会的竞争正变得越来越激烈，因此，事实上孩子在小时候就必须充分利用他们的学习时间。
然而，家长们不容许孩子在课后花很多时间从事休闲活动却是被误导的。不能仅仅因为这类活动不是学术性的，就认为它们浪费了孩子的时间。要知道很重要的一点就是除了智力，孩子还需要开发其他技能，而做到这一点的最佳方式就是参加课外活动，比如体育、游戏，以及和其他孩子玩耍。如果他们不能玩这种虚拟想象游戏，他们如何开发自己的想象力呢？如果他们不参加体育活动，他们如何学习身体协调或了解关于胜负这类重要的社会经验？许多孩子通过与朋友一起玩，形成了牢固的人际关系，而缺乏这种机会，就会导致孩子情感发育的不成熟。
最后，还有很重要的一点需要我们认识到，那就是孩子们不但需要学习，也需要放松。假如他们做的每件事都必须带有一些教育或学术意义，那么他们很快就会完全厌倦学习，而这是家长最不愿意看到的事。
