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Topic25Somepeoplethinkschoolsshouldonlyteachstudentsacademicsubjects.Othersthinkschoolsshouldalsoteachstudentshowtodiscriminatebetweenrightandwrong.Discussbothviewsandgiveyourownopinion.Theschoolhaslongbeenregardedastheplacethatimprovespeople’scareerprospectsandgeneratespersonalwealth.Thisnotionhasbeen,however,beenrefutedbymanypeoplewhobelievethateducationshouldincludeandemphasizemoraleducation.Inmyopinion,studentswhohavebehavioralproblemscannotachievesuccesseasily,regardlessoftheiracademicperformance.Manyteachersbelievethatstudentsshouldfocusoncoresubjects,asthesecoursesdecidewhethertheycangetintocollegelater.Theknowledgethatisacquiredinthesecountriescanprovideaflyingstartinstudents’careerdevelopment.Ifstudentsneedtospendtimestudyingmoralprinciplesandbehavioralnorms,theyfeeltimepressure.Thereisnodenyingthatmoraleducationcanraisestudents’awarenessofsomeimportantvirtues,suchashonesty,integrityandaltruism,whicharecrucialtosocialprogressandsocialcohesion.Ifstudentsrecognizethesevirtues,theywouldunderstandhowtogetalongwithotherpeopleandhowtocareaboutothers’benefits.Inthisway,theycanapplytheirknowledgetomakecontributiontosociety,andwillformmeaningfulrelationshipswithothers.Personally,Ithinkthatstudents’understandingofmoralitydeterminestheirsuccess.Thisnotimprovestheirbehavioratschoolbutalsopreventssomebehaviorproblems,suchassmoking,drinkingandsexualbehaviorandsoon.Theseproblemswillaffecttheirstudentsandcauseirreparable(impossibletorepairormakerightagain)damagetotheircareerdevelopment.Forexample,ifstudentsdonotrealizetheimpactofexcessivedrinking,thishabitmayinfluencetheirworkingperformanceandtheirhomelifeaftertheyreachadulthood.Inviewoftheimportanceofmoraleducationtosocialdevelopmentandpersonalachievement,itshouldbeincludedinschools’curriculum.Withoutmoraleducation,thesocietyisteemingwithirresponsiblebehaviorwhileyoungpeoplearenotlikelytoleadameaningandfulfillinglife.Topic26Schoolsshouldconcentrateontheacademicsubjectsthatwillbeusefulforstudents’futurecareers.Subjectssuchasmusicandsportsarenotuseful.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?Inrecentyears,thereisatrendamongschoolstowardremovingsubjectssuchasartsandphysicaleducationfromthecurriculum,becausetheresubjectsdonothaveadirectrelationwithstudents’futureoccupations.Itliesinthefactthateducationisvaluedbypeopleonlywhenitimprovesstudents’employability.Althoughmusicandsportarenotdirectlyrelatedtocareers,thesesubjectshavecountlessbenefitstostudents’successintheircareers.Theideathatmusicisimportantchildren’sdevelopmenthasbeenwidelyaccepted.Firstofall,musiccanenhanceintelligence.Theuseofmusicalinstrumentsenablesstudentstogainanunderstandingofhowtocoordinatedifferentpartsofbodies,theadvantageofthatstudentswhocanusemusicalinstrumentsproficiencycantackledifferenttasksinadulthood.Itisalsoimportanttorealizethatmusiccanbridgethegapamongyoungpeople,regardlessofrace,nationallyandgender.Musiccanfosterthecultureofcooperationamongteenagersastheyarerequiredtocollaboratewitheachotherinabandoranorchestra.Musicisalsoconsideredasahealthywayofrelivingstress,becauseitcanlightedone’smoodandreduceanxiety.PEalsohasabeneficialeffectonchild’sphysicalandmentalhealth.Studentswhoengageinphysicalactivitycanconstantlymaintainahealthyweightandhavestaminatohandletheirschoolwork.Thisisparticularlyimportant,consideringthatyoungpeopleareincreasinglyaddictedtothesedentaryactivity,suchasplayingvideogames.Similartomusic,sports,includingteamsports,placeemphasisoncooperation,sosocialbondingcanbestrengthenedamongplayers.Furthermore,studentswhoexercisehabituallynormallyhaveapositiveattitudetolife,whichenablesthemtocopewithstresseasily.Inlightofthesefactors,weshouldacknowledgetheimplicationofmusicandsportstostudents’futurecareersuccess.Musiccandevelopstudents’intellectualskillsandsocialskills,whilesportsareabletoimprovestudents’physicalhealthandself–esteem.Topic27Somepeoplethinkthatchildrenshouldobeytherulessetbytheirparentsandteachers,butothersthinkthatlesscontrolwillhelpchildrentodealwiththeirfutureadultlife.Discussbothviewsandgiveyourownopinion.Rule-settinghaslongbeenamethodadoptedbyteachersandparentstodisciplineandeducatechildren.Althoughthismethodisextensivelyused,itsadvantagesanddisadvantagesarestillamatterofdebate.Inmyopinion,theruleisadouble-edgedsword,whichcanhelporhurtus,sowhatmattersmostishowtouseit.Themainfunctionofrulesistoholdchildrenaccountablefortheirbehavior,sotheywillfollowbehavioralnorms,ratherthanbehavebadly.Unlikeadults,childrenarenotawareoftheconsequencesoftheirbehavior.Byfollowingrules,childrenwillgraduallydevelopinanideaofhowtocatinasociallyacceptablemanner.Forexample,childrenwilldotheirbesttoavoidaggressivebehaviorandfoullanguage,oncetheyrealizethatthoseactorsarenotlikelytobeacceptablebyotherpeople.Onlyaftertheygrowup,willtheyhaveknowledgeandexperiencetoevaluatechoicesandactresponsibility.Sometimesrulesmaynothaveapositiveinfluenceonchildren,ifthoseparentswhoestablishthestrictrulesoveremphasischildren’sobedience.Childrenrelyonrulestosuchadegreethattheyarenotabletosolveproblemsindependently