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1、1. Considering/Given the fierce competition and intense pressure in the job market, studying some practical courses can help students improve their job prospects and obtain more job opportunities. Practical courses like computer science and business management are very useful and students who are ad

2、ept at them will have a unique advantage in seeking a job. 2. Learning about some practical courses can assist students in acquiring some practical skills and ability, such as social skills. assist sb in doing In other words, they can learn how to get on with others and adapt to the modern societyIt

3、 can also contribute to preparing a young person for the real-life tasks he or she will have to perform after graduation. Academic courses:1. Studying academic courses and learning theoretical knowledge can lay a solid foundation for students future study and work, which also serves as a cornerstone

4、 for practical training. The latter will not even be able to exist without the former ones guiding and directing. For example, students pursuing business courses will be involved in cross-cultural communication. When promoting their products in foreign markets, knowing the local culture and history

5、is a key for them to work out a successful marketing strategy. 2. Learning theoretical knowledge can broaden students horizon and widen the scope of their knowledge 3. Studying academic courses can also develop creative, independent and critical thinking ability of students as well as problem solvin

6、g and analyzing skills. Specifically, academic subjects, which represent the accumulated wisdom of our ancestors down through the ages, equip us with the knowledge and confidence to make sound judgments about any problems which may come up. 折中的观点：A graduate with a wide range of knowledge besides his

7、 specialized and practical skills will get on better in society. As a result, traditional courses deserve at least equal attention as practical ones. That is to say, we should attach the same importance to both aspects. It can be concluded from the graphs that the reason why the amount of electricit

8、y which is needed in winter outweighs that of summer is probably that heating has the highest percentage of electricity used. In summary, the amount of electricity which is needed in winter outweighs that of summer, probably because heating has the highest percentage of electricity used. Some people

9、 think that, in order to improve the quality of education, students should be encouraged to evaluate and criticize their teachers. Others feel that this will result in a loss of respect and discipline in the classroom. Discuss both views and give your opinion. For:1. Students are the customers/clien

10、ts of the teaching service and therefore they are entitled to evaluate and criticize their teachers; it can be fully justified that students have the right to evaluate the services they receive.2.This practice helps teachers better understand their strengths and weaknesses; this kind of feedback can

11、 be used to improve teachers performance. Teaching methods can only be successful if they are student-centered. Therefore, listening to students constructive suggestions, teachers will have a better idea of what students needs are and can then adjust their teaching to meet them. 3.This system helps

12、nurture teachers spirit of competition, intensify a sense of responsibility and urge them to upgrade/improve their quality of service, namely, teaching quality.4.It supervises teachers work and controls the efficiency of the teaching work like an invisible hand.5.It helps the school administrators t

13、o have a better grasp of the teaching quality of the teaching staff through the regular feedback from students.6. It acts as an effective tool to supervise the quality of education. 7. It is a symbol of student-oriented education and a step forward towards quality education. 8. It helps students to

14、make correct judgments and develop a strong sense of responsibility. It will also help students think in their own way independently. Students should be encouraged to learn by even challenging their teachers thinking.9. A regular evaluation of teachers can demonstrate an objective condition of the t

15、eachers qualifications, thus enabling the school to adjust the teaching schedule or syllabus timely. 10. It helps cultivate a sense of equality and discourages the blind worship of authority. Against:1. It is strongly against the oriental tradition of respecting teachers.2. It may give rise to disre

16、spectful and undisciplined behaviors. Students may behave improperly and rudely.3. It encourages rebellious, aggressive action and results in disobedience and arrogance, as well as unruly and defiant behavior.4. The authority and dignity of teachers are severely challenged and shaken, which is unfav

17、orable to the traditional teaching and learning process. 5. Criticism does more harm than good to teachers confidence and dignity.6. Students are not mature enough intellectually, mentally and psychologically, and therefore they are not always likely to make correct, objective and fair evaluation of

18、 their teachers. Their evaluation may not reflect the true situation. For instance, some teachers may be very strict with their students and as a result some students may dislike them. Those students sometimes take advantage of this opportunity to take revenge on their teachers by giving them very l

19、ow scores. 7. The unfair and biased evaluation will frustrate the dedicated teachers and some of them may teach with reserve and give disrespectful students low scores.8. This practice is emotionally damaging and it deliberately alienates teachers from the students. The gap between them will be enlarged. 9. Teachers work under great pressure and this evaluation system will undoubtedly add to their strain.