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The following two excerpts are about parenting classes. From the excerpts, yo

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问题    The following two excerpts are about parenting classes. From the excerpts, you can find that parenting classes are welcomed by some but there is still criticism of them.
   Write an article of NO LESS THAN 300 WORDS, in which you should:
   1.   summarize the different responses about parenting classes, and then
   2.   express your opinion towards parenting classes, especially whether parenting classes should be promoted at all costs.
   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.
   Write your article on ANSWER SHEET FOUR.
   Excerpt 1
                  Parents to Be Paid ￡600 "to Attend Parenting Classes"
   Mothers and fathers will receive rewards of more than ￡600 for attending a new-style "parenting academy" where they will learn how to improve children’s skills in reading, writing, maths and science.
   The program—being launched next year at a cost of almost ￡1 million—will also promise free childcare and meals to act as an incentive for parents to attend. It is being led by the Education Endowment Foundation, a charity set up with ￡125 million government funding in an attempt to raise standards in poor areas.
   Today, a leading MP said it was vital that parents supported children’s education but criticized the use of cash to get them "to do the right thing".
   But Robbie Coleman, research manager at the EEF, told the Times Educational Supplement: "This was a group of local authorities and schools that wanted to do something like this anyway. We are not saying it is right to pay parents. We are not taking a moral view. "
   "We are saying, if this activity is happening, the key point is that we evaluate it rigorously to find out whether or not it makes a difference. "
   The project will initially target parents from 1,500 families centred around 14 primary schools in Middlesbrough and Camden, North London.
   Parents of under-11s will attend the academy six times each term—18 times in the academic year— with each session lasting 90 minutes.
   They will receive a grant of around ￡ 600 for attending every session, although the full value of the awards has yet to be finalized.
   The EEF said the parenting academy—modelled on a similar project in Chicago—would " aim to equip parents with the skills to support their children’s learning in numeracy, literacy and science".
   Excerpt 2
                                    Parenting Classes Under Attack
   British Prime Minister David Cameron caused controversy earlier this week for suggesting that all parents should attend classes on how to raise their children.
   In a speech on Monday, the Tory leader announced plans for a new voucher system aimed at encouraging parents to sign up to lessons on improving communication, behavior and discipline.
   While some have praised the move, others see it as patronizing and argue that resources should be focused elsewhere. Some doubt where the funds for mandatory classes would come from such as the funds for materials and class workers. It would be unfair to let every taxpayer pay for the substantial cost of such projects. However, if we pass this cost onto the parents, it would be an exuberant charge for a biological fact of life especially for those families who are unable to pay for basic care. Besides, other parents especially the aspiring parents argue that they shouldn’t be required to attend parenting courses. One parent points out that their rights as citizens are being eroded away by big government. The right to rear their children as they see fit (in the scope of not performing an illegal action) are protected by the 14th amendment. She quotes; "Parents have comparable interests under our state constitutional protections of liberty and privacy rights. " "The right to the custody and control of one’s child is a fiercely guarded right in our society and in our law. It is a right that should be infringed upon only under the most compelling circumstances. " (Brooks v. Parkerson Georgia Supreme Court 1995)
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答案    Parenting Classes Should Be Promoted
   A newly launched program aimed at teaching parents skills of educating their children has gained itself some applause. However, still others argue against it with worries about its substantial funds, and the impeachment of parental rights in choosing the most suitable way to raise their children, which is protected by the state constitution. In my view, overall parenting classes should be promoted at all costs for the sake of the family and our nation.
   To begin with, parenting classes can train parents to be better stewards in disciplining their kids. As the hub of parental techniques and new insights into parenting, parenting classes offer parents a place to exchange parental insights and skills to be better parents. Besides, parents can get easy access to the latest parenting styles and a few tips on the wholesome parent-child games or the best summer destination where adults can bond with their little ones. More importantly, such classes are heaven for the isolated and stressed parents. Pinched between busy work and with little aid from their nuclear families in rearing children, parents, especially mothers suffer devastating pressure. Thus, parenting classes prove to be a harbor where they can make new friends, share parenting skills, which in turn helps them develop a close bond with their own family members. On the other hand, parenting classes benefit the whole nation. Against the argument that each tax payer buys the bill for parenting classes since most of them are government-funded, these classes still benefit the whole population even if some of them are not inclined to be parents. A daunting number of juvenile crimes nowadays show that each of us may fall victim to such appalling crimes committed by those whose parents know little about disciplining their children. Thus, it is necessary to put these careless parents into parenting classes for the sake of our own well-being.
   To conclude, on a grander canvas, education of any kind may benefit mankind in general. Parenting classes, which will benefit everyone, including the family involved and us the indirectly involved, should be conducted at any price.
解析    本题讨论的是家长是否应该参加家长课程，学习育儿知识。选段1以英国用金钱鼓励家长参加课程为例，论述了家长课的好处。选段2则从资金来源和公民育儿权的角度反驳了家长课的强制性。本题写作的重点在于首先要概括上述选段要点，其次重点论述否应该不惜一切代价推行家长课。
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