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Parenting classes are a possible solution to assist new parents and parents who encounter difficulties in raising their children

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问题     Parenting classes are a possible solution to assist new parents and parents who encounter difficulties in raising their children. Should parenting classes be offered on a compulsory basis for all prospective parents? The following are the supporters’ and opponents’ opinions. Read carefully the opinions from both sides and write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should first summarize briefly the opinions from both sides and give your view on the issue.
    Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization, language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
YES
    Parenting classes would need to be compulsory for a reason. For all of the subjectivity regarding parenting, there are clearly some cases where bad parenting is responsible for some of the child’s failings.
    A morbidly obese 15 year old with a criminal record, no school qualifications and poor health has, almost certainly, been let down by his or her parents. However the state has no way of knowing in advance as to which parents will struggle in this manner; hence it is better if the classes are for everyone.
NO
    Making classes compulsory may make them less effective and useful for those who actually want to be there. Much as happens in school those who do not wish to attend are disruptive and take up the teacher’s time, reducing the amount of time the teacher has for those who wish to learn.
    What’s more, it is not clear that parenting classes would improve the standards of parenting, for not all children need identical parenting and it would be too difficult to customize classes or respond to the individual needs of parents and children.
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答案 Compulsory Parenting Classes are Welcome and Necessary Parenting classes can offer help to the parents who encounter difficulties in raising their children. Yet, they have started a debate on whether the classes should be compulsory for all parents. Some people believe that it would be a good option to offer parenting classes so as to avoid irresponsible parents. Others argue that compulsory classes are less effective and unable to be customized. In my view, if possible, parenting classes funded by the government should be available for all. Firstly, parenting classes can offer necessary help to parents on bringing up children in the early years. Studies have shown that parenting has a bigger influence on a child’s life chances in the early years than education in class. Parents do need to know about health and nutrition, effective discipline and setting boundaries. For most parents, the parenting classes would provide the tools and support that is often necessary to raise a child well. Besides, parenting classes for teens are also critical. These classes can help parents update their knowledge about teenagers’ education. For instance, modern parents need help in dealing with teenagers who are now spending too much time playing video games and using the internet, and therefore getting themselves into trouble with anxiety disorder. And they also have to cope with cyber-bullying as a result of social media use. In conclusion, parents should receive some parenting classes when they face the challenges of parenthood.
解析     本题的主旨是讨论是否应该强制要求父母去学习养育孩子。材料中提出了两种观点，首先应总结两方观点，再提出个人的观点，可支持也可反对强制学习养育孩子的课程。文章结构可如下文安排：
    第一段：简要概括双方观点，并表明自己的观点——如果有政府资助的关于养育孩子的课程，所有父母都应该去上。
    第二段：分两点论证。首先，育儿课程对儿童早期教育非常重要；另外，课程能够帮助父母解决青少年遇到的问题。
    第三段：总结全文，重申观点——父母都应该接受这样的课程。
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