GRE 作文题目
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[Claim] Colleges and universities should specify all required courses and eliminate elective courses in order to provide clear guidance for students. [Reason] College students—like people in general—prefer to follow directions rather than make their own decisions. [Specific Task Instruction: Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim and the reason on which that claim is based.]
题目分析
翻译
[观点]为了给学生提供清晰的指导，大学应该明确执行所有需要学习的课程，并取消选修课程。
[理由]就像一般的人们一样，大学生们更喜欢遵照指导而不是自己做决策。
[说明]写一篇文章，讨论你同意或反对这个观点，以及支持观点的理由达到怎样的程度。
指导
本题改自老GRE的ISSUE230 "College students -- and people in general -- prefer to follow directions rather than make their own decisions. Therefore, colleges should eliminate as many choices as possible in order to offer students clear direction"和其相似的一道题目是老GRE的ISSUE234 "Most people prefer restrictions and regulations to absolute freedom of choice ,although they would probably deny such a preference"。题目讨论对学生指导时提供明确指导的理由。属于讨论人们对外界和自我的不同倾向问题。针对本题，分析的时候可以从指导给人们带来的便利，自己做决定的困难，学生这种倾向形成的原因，学校本身的职责以及根据这种情况进行调整的必要性思路展开，并结合不同学科和具体情况分析。需要注意的是分析得主要针对“大学生”。
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1. 明确指导在大学生日常生活和学习的过程中都起到了哪些作用？给他们提供了哪些便利条件？请举例并简述。
回答：
可以帮助学生明确目标，少走完路，提高效率。比如，每个专业都会对学生的必修课有一个明确指导，可以帮助学生了解自己的专业都有哪些基础知识跟能力需要掌握。
2. 大学生如果完全要依靠自己来做决定，此过程中会有哪些困难？请举例并简述。
回答：
有时会因为不够了解而盲目选择，走弯路。比如，刚入学的学生如果完全自己选择上哪些课，很可能依靠自己的偏见和兴趣来选择，有可能忽略很多重要的基础课程
3. 大学教育的目的都有哪些？哪些教育内容适合给出学生明确的指导，哪些适合让学生自己做决定？请举例并简述。
回答：
帮助学生获得在某领域出类拔萃的知识与能力;学生学会尊重不同的观点和欣赏别人；培养学生独立思考和批判性思维，认识世界，了解自己。培养学生一定的艺术鉴赏能力。除了基础课程的安排，其他都该予学生以自由
4. 在几乎所有方面都给出学生们提供明确的指导能否达到教学目标？有哪些可能后果？请举例并简述。
回答：
限制学生自由发挥，和独立思考，容易使学生在思想上养成惰性。
其他用户的回答
作文
The speaker asserts that college students prefer following directions to make their own decisions, and therefore colleges and universities should specify all required courses and
eliminate elective courses in order to provide clear guidance for
students.In my view,the speaker? reason and conclusion are both specious.It may appear that students often prefer following others' directions,and the college and university administrators know which courses are best for them.However,upon further reflection it would become evident that following the speaker? advice would do disservice to students and to higher education.
As for the speaker? reason,I concede that under certain circumstances college students prefer following directions to make their own decisions.For instance,when the freshmen in the college heed the instructors' directions,they prefer not making decisions.Moreover,many students are natural followers who know that they function best when colleges make decisions for them.However,I find the speaker? reason internally illogical.Yielding voluntarily to the directions of others for the purpose of serving one? own interests---such as gaining a college degree---is itself an expression of one? free preference to determine what is best for oneself.Accordingly,I find the speaker? claim unconvincing.
I turn next to the speaker? conclusion that colleges and universities should specify all required courses and eliminate elective courses in order to provide clear guidance.I agree that I agree that colleges and universities should stress required course because it may be the most effective and economical way for college students to gain fundamental knowledge and skills to excel in a filed.However,eliminating elective courses might risk violating the students' freedom of choice,which is natural human right, and undermining the purpose of high education.First of all,when it comes to decisions about curriculum choice,most students rather than college administrators should be the final decision-makers.If students could choose course according to their interests and individual needs, they would be motivated to study.Additionally,divesting the students of their curriculum choice might defeat the objective of higher education.To fulfill the purpose of higher education,students should be educated to think critically and independently.For achieving the goals above,students must be educated to make decisions according their conditions.
Nevertheless,the speaker may retort that students would respond to freedom of choice regarding curriculum by enrolling in as few course as possible, and in the course whose instructors are lenient graders.Yet,students who abuse their freedom in these ways would finally fall by the wayside.And other students who use the freedom of choice regarding courses would excel in their future career life and make contributions to the society.
In sum,my intuition is that college students prefer autonomy in the course choice.Depriving students of freedom of choice would backfire.Instead,college and universities should provide a variety of course including not only required course and elective course,and let students be the final decision-makers
As for the speaker? reason,I concede that under certain circumstances college students prefer following directions to make their own decisions.For instance,when the freshmen in the college heed the instructors' directions,they prefer not making decisions.Moreover,many students are natural followers who know that they function best when colleges make decisions for them.However,I find the speaker? reason internally illogical.Yielding voluntarily to the directions of others for the purpose of serving one? own interests---such as gaining a college degree---is itself an expression of one? free preference to determine what is best for oneself.Accordingly,I find the speaker? claim unconvincing.
I turn next to the speaker? conclusion that colleges and universities should specify all required courses and eliminate elective courses in order to provide clear guidance.I agree that I agree that colleges and universities should stress required course because it may be the most effective and economical way for college students to gain fundamental knowledge and skills to excel in a filed.However,eliminating elective courses might risk violating the students' freedom of choice,which is natural human right, and undermining the purpose of high education.First of all,when it comes to decisions about curriculum choice,most students rather than college administrators should be the final decision-makers.If students could choose course according to their interests and individual needs, they would be motivated to study.Additionally,divesting the students of their curriculum choice might defeat the objective of higher education.To fulfill the purpose of higher education,students should be educated to think critically and independently.For achieving the goals above,students must be educated to make decisions according their conditions.
Nevertheless,the speaker may retort that students would respond to freedom of choice regarding curriculum by enrolling in as few course as possible, and in the course whose instructors are lenient graders.Yet,students who abuse their freedom in these ways would finally fall by the wayside.And other students who use the freedom of choice regarding courses would excel in their future career life and make contributions to the society.
In sum,my intuition is that college students prefer autonomy in the course choice.Depriving students of freedom of choice would backfire.Instead,college and universities should provide a variety of course including not only required course and elective course,and let students be the final decision-makers
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