大学英语作文写作指导lecture 1 1.docx

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大学英语作文写作指导lecture11

GirlsAreDoingBetterthanBoysinSchool

InthetraditionalChineseculture,girlswereregardedasinferiortoboysinnearlyallaspectsandfemaleignorancewaseventakenforavirtue.Butthisstereotypemustbeabandonedtoday.Askschoolkidsandtheirteachers,andyouwillbetoldthatgirlsaremorelikelytotakeleadinstudy,fromprimaryschooltoseniorhighschool.Andstatisticsindicatethatpopulationofgirlstudents,onceararesightoncollegecampus,hasbeenonasteadyincreaseandevensurpassthatofboystudentsinsomekeyuniversities.Howshouldwelookatthisfemaleoutperformanceintheirschoolwork?

Itisnotsurprisingifwetakethefollowingelementsintoconsideration.Tobeginwith,girlsmaturetwoorthreeyearsearlierthantheirmalepeers.So,whengrantedthesamechancetoeducation,theyaremorefocusedontheirstudythanboys,who,athleticanddynamicbynature,canbeeasilydistractedbysomestudy-irrelevantactivitieslikeelectronicgames.

Secondly,itissignificantlyattributabletothecompositionofteachingfacultiesinschoolsfromelementaryleveltosecondarylevel.Schoolkidshavemorewomenteachers,whosepsychologyisintunewiththatofgirls’,tendtobehaveinamannerthatismoreconsiderateofgirls’needs.Boys,unlesstheyareextremelybright,willinevitablyfeelleftinthecold.Byandby,boyshavetoaccepttheirstatusinclassassecond-classcitizens.

Thirdly,thecurrentexaminationsystemisalsotoblameinthatmostcriticalexamsforschoolkidsalmostinvariablyemphasizememorizationratherthanthecreativeuseoftheknowledgeboysandgirlshaveacquired.Thisselectionmechanismexactlyplaysintothehandsofgirls,whoseinnatecarefulnessandcautiousnesscanfacilitatethemtoproduceaccurateanswerstoquestionsonimportanttestpapers.

Lastbutnotleast,girls,acutelyawareoftheexistinggenderbiasagainstwomeninoursociety,feelcompelledtostudyhardersothattheycanbeonedayonthesamefootingasboysintheincreasinglycompetitivejobmarkets.

Inreactiontothefemalesuperiorityorboycrisis,Ihaveamixedfeeling.WhileIfeelhappyforgirls,Ihaveastrongconvictionthatreformsmustbemadeinthecurrenteducationpolicyandselectionmechanisms,sothatwecanhopefullyproducegenerationsofboysandgirlswhoareequallycompetent,competitiveandconfidentinthefaceofthischangingandincreasinglychallengingworld.Butlamentably,whatisbeingdoneintheattempttoboostboys’confidenceandperformanceinschool,likeestablishingaboys’class,willbefutile.Itisnomorethanscratchinganitchthroughone’sboot,sotospeak.

Method1—retrospection

Essay–bridgebuilding–analogy

DINK

InthetraditionalChineseideology,nothingwouldbemoreunfilialthanhavingnoposterityforamarriedcouple.Butthisvalueisnolongerholdingswayinoursociety,particularlyamongcityresidents.Inlightofarecentcensus,approximately15%marriedcoupleswouldchoosetolivealifewithdoubleincomesandnkids.SuchpeoplearecommonlyreferredtoasDINK.Wecannothelpasking:

whatisthedrivingforcebehindthisbrand-newfamilystyle?

MoreChineseYoungstersAreStudyingAbroad

Backinthe1990s,goingabroadforeducationwasabsolutelybeyondthewildestdreamsofusordinaryChinesepeople.Butthisdreamhastranslatedintorealityforanincreasingnumberofyoungpeopleinourcountrytoday.ReportstellusthatuptoonequarterhighschoolgraduatesinChinesebigcitieslikeShanghai,BeijingandGuangzhouchoosetogiveuptheNationalCollegeEntranceExamination（Gaokao,forshort）andtakeSATorIELTSinstead,hopingtomaketheirwayintouniversitiesinsuchcountriesasAmerica,AustraliaorBritain.WhyareChineseuniversitieslosingtheirappealtosomeyoungpeopletoday?

MassUnemploymentofCollegeGraduates

Priorto1996,collegestudentsacrossChinawereguaranteedjobsupongraduation.Thisnationalpolicy,however,hasbecomeathingofthepast.Today,mostcollegestudentswouldspendtheirlastschoolyearrunningfromonejobinterviewtoanotherandstillaconsiderablepercentageofthemfailtolandajobintime.Whathasgonewrongtorenderthoseintellectualeliteslessmarketableinourera?

PrivateCars

Notlongtimeago,Chinawasacountryofbicyclesandprivatecarswereonlymeantforthosefewwealthyandpoliticallypowerfulpeople.Thisprivilegeisnowenjoyabletoaneverrisingproportionofpeopleinoursociety.Statisticsindicatethatasmanyasonethirdcityfamilieshaveatleastoneprivatecar.Andthiscar-craziness,tomyamazement,isalsospreadingtothecountryside.Inthefaceofthisboomingautoindustry,weneedtoponderoveraquestionwithsobriety:

isitsensibletoencouragepeopletopursuetheluxuryofprivatecars?

Spankingisnotparenting

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