Parents should encourage their children to spend less time on studying and more time on physical activities. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
1题目大意
父母应该鼓励孩子在学习上少花时间，而多用点时间在体育锻炼上。同意反对？
2思路解析
这是一道教育类话题，话题本身不算难，而且限定条件很少，因此能写的角度很多，但也会让考生很难写好。老师会建议从反对角度切入， 最直接的反驳理由可以是这个结论过于武断：没有考虑到不同学生的情况就一刀切，是否要spend less time on studying and more time on physical activities并无一个公认客观标准，而是因人而异的。对于不同的个人需求，其侧重点应该不同。甚至对这个行为的主体Parents也可以质疑，他们是否有话语权对孩子的时间分配做建议。
首先我们来看必须要考虑的前提，一是孩子有没有花过多时间学习，二是孩子的成绩和知识点掌握是否足够。
如果一个学生他花了很多时间学习，并且成绩也不错，那家长可以鼓励孩子减少学习时间，把更多时间投入运动上，运动对孩子的健康和身体发育是有好处（反过来说，缺乏时间运动对孩子的健康成长是不利的）。运动能够帮助孩子提升耐力、肢体力量，避免孩子变得肥胖，以及帮助孩子获得更好的免疫力来抵御其它疾病。同时，一些集体运动项目还能够培养孩子的沟通能力和团队配合能力。
但是，如果一个孩子学习能力不强、成绩不好，或是压根没花很多时间学习。那家长不该贸然减少学习时间。首先花时间学习对孩子的升学和未来发展是有好处。一个孩子是否能读好的学校，很大程度上在于他是否掌握了之前学习的知识，并且考到了好成绩。而对于天赋不好的学生，他想掌握同样的知识就不得不花费更多的时间，（如果想让孩子多运动，那可以减少孩子玩游戏或者看电视这些娱乐时间啊。）
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4高分范文示例
It is assumed that parents should encourage their children to place more emphasis on fitness exercise as opposed to immersing in study; however, I will disagree with this claim due to its lack of logical premises.
There seems to be reasons why this opinion has been applauded by some people. For those who think in this way, the overriding conundrum that afflicts younger generations today appears to be the pressure from school work – it deprives students of their leisure life and exacerbate a sedentary lifestyle, which is recognized as a key culprit of many physical and mental afflictions of adolescents. In this respect, many people jump to the conclusion that, while focusing exclusively on the learning, it is parents’ responsibility to encourage children to share more time on fitness activities.
While it seems plausible for parents to encourage kids to keep balance between study and physical exercise, it is difficult for me to see the statement as anything other than a stereotype. Those advocates of the claim in the topic are oblivious to the fact that parents may not fully understand the interests or stress of their children, and therefore they are not the right persons to say which activity deserve more time. Another problem we should not ignore is that there is no generally accepted standard on which aspect has more relevance to students’ development. While physical exercise does serve as an antidote to tiredness and stress for students immersing excessively in study, the case is not the same for those who have spent much of their spare time on the playground – it is study that deserves more attention from them.
From what has been discussed above, I don’t believe it is reasonable for parents to encourage children how to spend their time on study and athletics.
5相关词汇和语法结构
Immerse 埋头做
Deprive 剥夺
Sedentary 坐着的
Affliction 问题
Antidote 解药
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