教育话题历年都是雅思作文的考察重点，所以是雅思作文的必练题目。面对众多题目，我们可以将教育类题目细化。

父母的教育（Parenting）

Admittedly, it is an indisputable fact that parenting plays a significant role in children’s development of intelligence. Investigations show that children born in families with higher education background are more likely to have better academic performance at school.

Parenting [noun]: the skill or activity of looking after your own children [养育（技巧）；抚养；教养]

e.g. good/poor parenting 教养有方/无方

parenting skills 教养子女的技巧

Schooling [ U ] the education you receive at school 学校教育

Admittedly [sentence adverb]: used to introduce a concession or recognition that something is true or the case [用于让步或承认某事属实或确实如此] 诚然

父母——针对性 

Parents can address children’s problems more specifically. They can sense children’s difficulties in the first place. What is more, they can supervise and guide their behavior all the time after school. 

Address [verb with obj.]:

1.[usually passive] to write on an envelope, etc. the name and address of the person, company, etc. that you are sending it to by mail. [（在信封、包裹上）写收件人姓名和邮址] e.g. The letter was correctly addressed. 

2.to make a formal speech to a group of people. [（多指正式）对…讲话，致辞]

3.(formal) (address something to) to say/write something directly to somebody. [诉说，书面提交]

4.(address some one as) to name someone in the specified way when talking to them. [称呼]

5.think about and begin to deal with (an issue or problem). [考虑处理（问题）] 

老师/学校的教育（Schooling）

老师——传授知识，使人明智 

Pass on various social skills, such as promoting teamwork spirit

Teach students right from wrong = discriminate between right and wrong

Cultivate…to become sociable, outgoing, cooperative and tolerant

Impart [verb with obj.]: make (information/knowledge/wisdom) known; communicate [告知，传达；传授；赋予（某性质）给…] sth.；impart sth to sb

额外补充：

1.impartial [adj.]: treating all rivals or disputants equally [公平的，不偏不倚的，无偏见的，不偏袒的]

2.partial [adj.]:

a)existing only in part; incomplete [部分的；不完全的]

b)favouring one side in a dispute above the other; biased [偏袒的，不公平的]

c)(partial to) having a liking for 癖好的，偏爱的

老师的专业性——专业背景 

With a profound background of education psychology, teachers are more professional in terms of educating children. In other words, their methods of teaching tend to be more effective. 

科技对学生的影响 

电视、视频、网络对孩子的影响

The vivid and dynamic images on TV and video captivate the young audience, which makes the process of learning/acquiring information more enjoyable.

Students can get relaxed/relaxation by watching TV and playing video games.

培养学生的动手动脑能力

Students can cultivate their manipulative skills and elaborate faculty by playing video games.

cultivate = foster = nurture = develop

MOOCs / Flips 慕课/翻转课堂

1. 好处：

e.g. Compared with traditional lecture-based classrooms, MOOCs benefit all learners, regardless of their level of preparation or knowledge they begin with. 想办法论证。 students can progress/advance at their own pace  children need no longer feel ashamed when they have to review  review更多的话  students would show a same level of increase.

2. 坏处：

1) useful for liberal arts or social sciences but not for math and natural sciences.

2) teaches to the tests rather than developing students’ problem-solving abilities.

3) gamification blurs the learning objectives.

gamification  they may repetitively attempt at lower-level exercises to gain the so-called/ alleged badges, namely an virtual award for accomplishments of learning

4) skive off 翘课  drop out 退学

有损视力、导致肥胖

Spending much time on playing computer games is detrimental to/ deteriorates their eyesight and leads to obesity.

上瘾、影响学习成绩

be addicted to sth/doing sth 

The young players are likely to get addicted to playing computer games, which will contribute to their lack of attention to their study.

…, which will distract their attention from their study.

* video game addicts 游戏迷（成瘾者）

以上这些充满着暴力色情内容

The media/press is awash with excessive violent and pornographic contents/portrayal.

be awash with = be full of

学生被动接受大量知识，不利于思考

When watching TV and videos, students are passive receivers of large amounts of information, which will result in their unwillingness to think.

科技对教育的影响 

科技对老师的作用: 

Some people think that there is no role for teacher in modern education. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

老师优于科技 

知识系统、专业/帮学生节省时间/提高学习效率

Teachers are more professional and their instruction is more systematic. They are able to help students save time and enhance their efficiency.

监督、更具经验、针对性

Teachers can supervise and guide students; 

more experienced; 

be able to tackle students’ specific problems

教书之外育人

Not only do teachers impart knowledge, they also instill high moral values as well as effective ways to study. 

只有老师能教会学生批判/创造性思维 

The computer may impart concrete knowledge, but only the teacher is able to communicate wisdom, to help one build self-confidence through an interactive classroom and to make one think creatively, which is a more important part of learning. 

科技：信息纷繁复杂、可信度低

Students get access to huge amounts of information; nevertheless it cannot be fully relied on.

* 这里用分号的原因：nevertheless是副词词性，不是连词，不能连接两个句子（所以不能用逗号）。分号可以分隔两个句子。

受众群广、不具有针对性

The contents from the TV or the Internet are predetermined; therefore interactions and adjustments can hardly be found in the process.

Specialist 专才vs. Generalist 全才

社会需要全才 

What the society needs is not a specialist who is proficient in a single field, but a generalist who can do whatever the job calls for. 

全科的好处 

1.全面发展

They can have all-rounded development and cultivate an extensive range of abilities, and therefore they can be more qualified to fit for any job.

2.学科是融会贯通的，广泛涉猎可以使各学科的学习相得益彰

Each discipline cannot be separated from the other. That is to say, no great achievement can be attained if one studies only one subject.  cross-disciplinary / interdisciplinary 跨学科的

attain achievement取得成功

3.良好的调剂，可以使学习其他科时更加得心应手

Learning a wide range of subjects can serve a practical purpose of helping one relax. Since one can easily get tired of doing one thing repeatedly, switching attention to other subjects can help one learn things more efficiently.

单科的好处

专注、不浪费时间

Students can focus more on one’s major and avoid wasting too much time on subjects (e.g. insignificant electives such as …) that have nothing to do with their field. 

词汇：

specialist 专才

generalist 通才

discipline 学科（通称）

interdisciplinary/cross-disciplinary跨学科的

basic sciences基础学科

applied sciences应用学科

(fine) arts艺术

liberal education通识教育（博雅教育）

humanities / liberal arts人文科学

social sciences社会科学

(natural) sciences理科（自然科学）

engineering 工科

well-rounded/versatile person全面发展的

extracurricular课外的

大学教育的目的 

The purpose of university education is to ensure the stability as well as further and better development of the society.

cultivate/nurture/foster students’ ability to learn/to acquire information

establish the justified values of life

cultivate students’ interpersonal skills and their adaptability to the society

7分范文

Some people think that children should obey rules or do what their parents and teachers want them to do. Other people think that children controlled too much cannot deal with problems themselves in adulthood. Discuss both views and state your own opinion. 

Children are expected to obey different rules either at home or at school. However, there have been still debates on whether children should follow their parents’ and teachers’ arrangements or be allowed more freedom.

Those suggesting imposing rules might argue that children themselves have not been equipped with enough abilities yet to discriminate between right and wrong, and sometimes they may make some unwise decisions, producing detrimental effects that they are not aware of. Hence, established rules may hold children accountable for their behavior and help them develop good behavioral pattern from a young age. Besides, children nowadays can get easier access to the portrayal of violence than ever before. Studies have shown that teenagers fail to realize the seriousness of crime in most of the juvenile delinquency cases. Therefore, it is necessary for families and schools to provide the immature with essential guidance and teach them good manners. This is an effective way to prevent children from going astray.

The opposition side, however, argues that actively empowering children would develop their independence and problem-solving abilities. Educating with enough freedom encourages children to think independently and creatively, which also cultivate their confidence to try different solutions when encountering difficulties. After growing up and entering the workplace, for instance, they are able to take the initiative to identify problems and work towards solutions, rather than to wait for the orders from their bosses. As a result, compared with those raised under strict rules, the subjectively motivated ones are more likely to achieve success in their future career prospects.

In my opinion, strict rules are not as necessary as their advocates think they could be. In fact, because of the generation gap, the rules (that) the elders have set up may not be appropriate to the current situations. What is worse, strict rules can stifle children’s creativity and they dare not put their ideas into practice, since they are afraid of being punished if disobeying rules. Some teachers, for example, require students to abide by strict essay writing rules, and the consequence is that children will not know how to express their ideas in the ways other than what the rules have formulated. In the real world where the problems are much more complex than writing, these grownups would hardly use their imagination to find solutions, when there are no prescribed rules.