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教育类范文八
Some people think that school subjects and course contents should be decided by the authorities ， such as the central government. However ， others think that students should decide these for themselves. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
一些人认为学校里的科目和课程内容应该由像中央政府这样的行政当局决定。另一些人则认为学生应自己来决定这些内容。讨论两方观点并且给出你自己的看法。
【 说明 】
本文对双方的观点分别进行了分析，并且在结尾段给出了比较新颖的结论。
文章先写由政府确定课程可以帮助学生打好基础，并更好地满足未来国家发展对于劳动力就业的需求。再写如果学生们自己确定课程则可以更好地满足学生们的兴趣并充分地发挥个人潜力。结尾段的结论对不同阶段的学生进行了区分，提出小学生的课程应该主要由政府确定。而对于中学生，由于已经具备了一定的判断力，则应该被鼓励参与课程安排。
这种“具体问题具体分析”（其实也并不需要区分得十分缜密）的能力是很多剑桥官方7分或以上作文里体现出的一种思维素养。
▶7分范文
Education has been viewed as an essential part of individual and social development. An educational issue that has been under debate is who should make the decisions on what students study.
Some people think that students can gain benefits from a standard curriculum set by the government . Learners need a common foundation before they acquire more advanced knowledge. Without the opportunity to gain basic knowledge through courses selected by the government，students would find it difficult to further their education. Subjects and course contents decided by the government also help schools to better prepare a competitive workforce for the future . Students' own selections of courses may be random and purely interest-based . By contrast ，the government can collect statistics on the labour market and hire experts to design curricula that help to prepare students for the labour market .
Other people，however，argue that an official curriculum is not always more productive . Individual students have different characters and abilities，and students in different schools may have varied needs. If all the students in the same grade in a region or country are required to take the same courses and study the same contents，their potential is unlikely to be fully achieved. Students may even feel frustrated with learning because many of the required courses do not interest or challenge them.
My own view is that primary school students should take courses that governments choose for them because they tend to lack the ability to find out courses that will best serve their needs. On the secondary level ，however，schools should encourage students to participate in the decision-making process of designing the curriculum. Only in this way can secondary schools provide their students with curricula that can help them to achieve their academic potential .
词汇和短语
（标★的是本类话题的高频词汇或短语）
★ view … as … 把……看做是……
★ a standard curriculum 标准的课程设置 ，其中curriculum是课程的统称，请注意：它的常用复数形式是curricula
★ a common foundation 共同的基础
further vt. 推进 ，在本文里further是动词：推进的意思，教育类作文中还经常会用到动宾短语 further their education ，很像中文里的“深造”
prepare a competitive workforce for the future 为未来准备好有效的劳动力
collect statistics （动宾短语） 收集统计数据
prepare students for the labour market让学生们能够满足劳动力市场的需求
★ random and purely interest-based 随意的而且完全从兴趣出发的
★ productive adj. 高效的
have varied needs 有多样化的需求
in a region or country 在一个区域或国家里
is/are unlikely to … 不太可能会……
★ frustrated adj. 沮丧的
★ capacity n. 能力
★ participate in 参与
achieve their academic potential 充分发挥出他们的学习潜力
语法多样性分析
◆ On the secondary level ，however，schools should encourage students to participate in the decision-making process of designing the curriculum. Only in this way can secondary schools provide their students with curricula that help them to achieve their academic potential. 本句里使用了状语前置、倒装句和由that引导的定语从句
本文量化评分
■译文
教育被视为是个人和社会发展的核心部分之一。一个有争议的教育话题是，谁应该决定学生的学习内容。
一些人认为学生能够从由政府决定的标准课程设置当中获益。学习者们在掌握更高级的知识之前，需要具备共有的基础知识。学生如果没有机会通过政府选择的课程学习基础知识，就将很难继续深入学习。由政府来决定的课程与授课内容 也 将帮助学校更好地为未来准备具有竞争力的劳动力。学生自主选课的结果可能是随机的而且仅仅从兴趣出发。相比之下，政府可以收集关于劳动力市场的统计数据，并且聘请专家来设计出能帮助学生们满足劳动力市场需求的课程设置。
另一些人则认为官方课程并不总是富有成效的。每个学生个体都有着不同的性格特点和能力。假如一个区域或国家里同年级的所有学生都被要求接受同样的课程，就将造成他们的潜力很难充分得到发挥。学生们甚至可能会对学习产生挫败感，因为有的必修课并不能让他们产生兴趣或对他们构成挑战。
我个人的看法是，小学的学生应学习政府指定的课程，因为他们往往缺乏找出能最好地满足自身需求的课程的能力。但在中学阶段，学校应该鼓励学生参与课程设计的决策过程，因为只有这样，中学才能为学生们提供能让他们的学习潜力得到充分发挥的课程设置。