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  3. Read carefully the following excerpt on term-time holiday arguments in the UK

Read carefully the following excerpt on term-time holiday arguments in the UK

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问题    Read carefully the following excerpt on term-time holiday arguments in the UK, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should:
   -   summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then
   -   comment on whether parents should take children out of school for holiday during term time in order to save money.
   You should support yourself with information from the excerpt.
   Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
   Term-time holidays will be banned
   Parents are to be banned by Michael Gove, UK’s Education Secretary, from taking their children out of school to save money on holidays.
   He is to abolish the right of head teachers to "authorise absence" from the classroom, which has been used to let families take term-time breaks, and will warn them they face fines for their children not being at school.
   "Any time out of school has the potential to damage a child’s education," a senior source at the Department for Education said this weekend. " That is why the government will end the distinction between authorised and unauthorised absence. "
   "This is part of the government’s wider commitment to bring down truancy levels in our schools. There will also be stricter penalties for parents and schools. "
   The tough measures on truancy are part of a wider attempt by Mr Gove to make education more academically rigorous and to tackle a culture in the educational establishment which he believes has accepted "excuses for failure".
   Russell Hobby, the general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said the measure would discourage parents from trying to put pressure on heads to sanction term time holidays. "The high cost of holidays outside of term time is still an issue but ultimately a child’s education is more important than a holiday," he said.
   Write your response on ANSWER SHEET THREE.
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答案                     Which Is More Important, Education or a Cheaper Holiday?
   New research has shown that almost four out of ten parents in the UK have taken their children out of school to go on holidays. The cost is the main reason given by parents for sacrificing their children’s education. Parents are to be banned, however, by UK’s Education Authority, from taking their children out of school to go on holidays during term time.
   Should local authorities stagger school holidays to enable families with children to take advantage of travel bargains? Or is it wrong for parents to jeopardize their children’s education for the sake of a cheaper holiday? As far as I am concerned, education is more important. Firstly, children’s education must come first. A cheap holiday during the school season shouldn’t be the reason to take a child out of school. Some parents are not willing to sacrifice or schedule their lives in terms of their children’s needs. This kind of attitude will influence their children deeply. It’s no wonder so many kids are not interested in school and don’t take their study seriously. Secondly, school isn’t day care center. It’s an educational institution that needs every student to follow its rules. Taking a child on holiday when school is in session will disturb the order of the school. Besides, it is disruptive for the child, because he will have to catch up when he returns.
   All in all, taking children out of school for a cheaper holiday is irresponsible behavior. Those parents would risk being fined financially and morally. It’s not only kids that need to grow up—a lot of parents need to as well.
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