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Read carefully the following excerpt on term-time holiday arguments in the UK, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200
Read carefully the following excerpt on term-time holiday arguments in the UK, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200
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2016-04-30
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问题
Read carefully the following excerpt on term-time holiday arguments in the UK, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should:
summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then
comment on whether parents should take children out of school for holiday during term time in order to save money.
You should support yourself with information from the excerpt.
Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
Term-time holidays will be banned
Parents are to be banned by Michael Gove, UK’s Education Secretary, from taking their children out of school to save money on holidays.
He is to abolish the right of head teachers to "authorise absence" from the classroom, which has been used to let families take term-time breaks, and will warn them they face fines for their children not being at school.
"Any time out of school has the potential to damage a child’s education," a senior source at the Department for Education said this weekend. " That is why the government will end the distinction between authorised and unauthorised absence. "
"This is part of the government’s wider commitment to bring down truancy levels in our schools. There will also be stricter penalties for parents and schools. "
The tough measures on truancy are part of a wider attempt by Mr Gove to make education more academically rigorous and to tackle a culture in the educational establishment which he believes has accepted "excuses for failure".
Russell Hobby, the general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said the measure would discourage parents from trying to put pressure on heads to sanction term time holidays. "The high cost of holidays outside of term time is still an issue but ultimately a child’s education is more important than a holiday," he said.
Write your response on ANSWER SHEET THREE.
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答案
Which Is More Important, Education or a Cheaper Holiday? New research has shown that almost four out of ten parents in the UK have taken their children out of school to go on holidays. Cost is the main reason given by parents for sacrificing their children’s education. Parents are to be banned, however, by UK’s Education Authority, from taking their children out of school to go on holidays during term time. Should local authorities stagger school holidays to enable families with children to take advantage of travel bargains? Or is it wrong for parents to jeopardize their children’s education for the sake of a cheaper holiday? As far as I am concerned, education is more important. Firstly, children’s education must come first. A cheap holiday during the school season shouldn’t be the reason to take a child out of school. Some parents are not willing to sacrifice or schedule their lives in terms of their children’s needs. This kind of attitude will influence their children deeply. It’s no wonder so many kids are not interested in school and don’t take their study seriously. Secondly, school isn’t day care center. It’s an educational institution that needs every student to follow its rules. Taking a child on holiday when school is in session will disturb the order of the school. Besides, it is disruptive for the child, because he will have to catch up when he returns. All in all, taking children out of school for a cheaper holiday is irresponsible behavior. Those parents would risk being fined financially and morally. It’s not only kids that need to grow up—a lot of parents need to as well.
解析
本题要求讨论以下现象:家长为了避开旅游高峰期和省钱,在孩子上学期间为他们请假去旅行这一做法,英国将出台政策制止。在具体行文方面,考生可以在第一段总结所给材料,阐述该社会现象并指出英国即将出台处罚政策。第二段集中探讨此类家长的行为是否可取。可选择任意一方观点,论证有理有据即可。如选择支持此类家长的做法,可列举如下理由:家长安排假期时间不易;旅行是一种有益的教育方式,上学期间请假旅行并不一定会影响孩子的学习。如选择反对此类家长的行为,原因可列举以下两点:首先,孩子的学习最重要。上学期间请假会影响孩子的学习,这类家长是自私的,给孩子树立了不好的榜样。其次,上学期间请假影响学校正常的教学秩序。第三段再次强调自已的观点,为了省钱请假去旅行是没有责任感的行为,不仅孩子们需要成长,某些家长更需要成长。
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