劉文勇GRE寫(xiě)作Argument題庫(kù) Day 73

Day 73 The Mozart School of Music should be the first choice for parents considering enrolling their child in music lessons

The following appeared on the Mozart School of Music Website.

“The Mozart School of Music should be the first choice for parents considering enrolling their child in music lessons. First of all, the Mozart School welcomes youngsters at all ability and age levels; there is no audition to attend the school. Second, the school offers instruction in nearly all musical instruments as well a wide range of styles and genres from classical to rock. Third, the faculty includes some of the most distinguished musicians in the area. Finally, many Mozart graduates have gone on to become well-known and highly paid professional musicians.”

Write a response in which you examine the stated and/or unstated assumptions of the argument. Be sure to explain how the argument depends on these assumptions and what the implications are for the argument if the assumptions prove unwarranted.

五問(wèn)：

（1）“The Mozart School of Music should be the first choice for parents considering enrolling their child in music lessons”是結(jié)論，其余部分是事實(shí)，值得反駁嗎？

（2）沒(méi)有選拔機(jī)制的學(xué)校一定是一所好學(xué)校嗎？你能夠想到對(duì)于一個(gè)學(xué)校來(lái)說(shuō)，進(jìn)行選拔可能帶來(lái)的一些優(yōu)勢(shì)嗎？比如因材施教、提高競(jìng)爭(zhēng)意識(shí)等。另外，在沒(méi)有其他音樂(lè)學(xué)校作為對(duì)比的情況下，能說(shuō) Mozart School of Music是家長(zhǎng)的首選嗎？也許別的學(xué)校在學(xué)費(fèi)、教學(xué)等方面更有優(yōu)勢(shì)呢？

（3）教授的樂(lè)器范圍龐大、音樂(lè)風(fēng)格多樣一定是好事嗎？你能想到這種做法有可能帶來(lái)的問(wèn)題嗎？是否可能會(huì)導(dǎo)致學(xué)生在學(xué)習(xí)中走馬觀(guān)花、淺嘗輒止？教學(xué)質(zhì)量能夠保證嗎？

（4）最好的音樂(lè)家就一定是最好的老師嗎？你能說(shuō)說(shuō)其他的可能性嗎？比如，更有耐心的教師可能比著名的音樂(lè)家更適合教學(xué)，而著名的音樂(lè)家不一定懂如何教學(xué)。

（5）學(xué)校的優(yōu)秀畢業(yè)生的成果能夠簡(jiǎn)單地等同于即將入學(xué)的新生的成績(jī)嗎？為什么不能等同？也許這些優(yōu)秀畢業(yè)生更多是通過(guò)個(gè)人努力和天賦而成功的，學(xué)校起到的作用很小。