2013年11月9日托福独立写作真题范文

2013年11月9日托福独立写作真题范文独立写作第一套：Parentslearnmorefromchildrenthanchildrenlearnfromparents范文1：Whilechildrenopentheeyesoftheirparentstomanythings,itisaspeciousclaimtosaythattheyarethegreaterteachers.Childrenlearnmorefromparentsthantheirparentscouldeverlearnfromthem.Firstofall,children’sbrainsareundevelopedspongesandmorereceptivetolearningthantheiradultparents’.Physiologically,theadultbrainislessabletolearnnewthingsandmoresetinitsways;youcannotteachanolddognewtricks.Ontheotherhand,childrencanlearnnewlanguages,dobetteratchessandtheGameofGo,becausetheirbrainsareopentolearningnewconcepts.Theycanthinkoutsidethebox,because“thebox”hasnotevenbeenbuiltyet.Secondofall,childrenwhohaveeducatedparentsspeakingwithwidevocabulariesaremorelikelytobesuccessfulandtomastertheirnativetongue.Astudyshowingthatsmartchildrenhelptheirparentsbemoresuccessfulwouldbepreposterous.Forexample,infantsandevenolderchildrencannotteachtheirparents’vocabularyatthesamerateastheirparentscanteachthem,despitebeingabletopeppertheirspeechwiththelike,totallyawesomeslangoftheday.Atlast,wemustadmitthatexperiencecountsforsomething.Thereisknowledgeandthenthereiswisdomthatcomesfromhavingseenanddonethings.Childrendonothavetheyearsofaccumulatedexperiencethattheirparentsinevitablyhave.These“lifelessons”arethesortofthingparentswanttopassontotheirchildren.Incontrast,childrenarenotteachingtheirparentsnottotouchthehotpanortolookbothwaysbeforecrossingtheroad—essentialbitsofknowledgethatmostofuslearnfromourparents.Thenascentbrainsofyoutharemoresusceptibletolearningfromparentsandweknowthatearlychildhoodeducationhasalastingimpactonchildren,justasweknowthatessentiallessonsarepassedfromparentstochildrennotviceversa.Insummation,parentsarethesuperiorteachersinthisrelationship.范文2Itseemsintuitivethatparentsmainlyteachandchildrenmainlylearn,butsomebelievethatparentsactuallylearnmorefromtheirkidsthantheirkidslearnfromthem.Iagreewiththiscounterintuitiveidea.Firstofall,somestudieshaveshownthatchildren'spersonalitiesandbeliefsaredeterminedmorebytheirpeergroupsthanbytheirparents,soparentsmightnotbeasinfluentialonchildrenaswethink.Thiswascertainlytrueformegrowingup.ThethingsIthoughtanddidasakidweremoreinlinewithmyfriendsthanwithmymomanddad.That'snottosayIdidn'tlearnanythingfrommyparents—mymother'ssenseofplanning,forexample,hasfinallyrubbedoffonmesometenyearslater—buttothisdayI'mstillmorelikemyfree-spiritedfriendsthanmyconservativeparents.Secondofall,raisingakidisalife-changingexperience,andkidscanshapeparentsmorestronglythanwetendtoimagine.Myparents,forinstance,loosenedupconsiderablyovertheyearswhileraisingme—theirfarmorerelaxedapproachtobringingupmylittlesisterisproofofthat.Whereaswithmetheywerestrictanddisciplinarian,withhertheywerelenientandhardlyresortedtothingslikespankingorgroundingatall.Theyalsostartedgivingmemorefreedom,too.NowwhenIlaughwithmyparentsaboutthosedays,theywilloftensaythingslike,"Well,wetriedthatapproach,butafterawhilewerealizeditwasn'tworking,"or"wereallygrewupalotwhileraisingyoutwo."Admittedly,parentscanstronglyshapeachild'searlyworldview.However,Idonotthinktheyremainthestrongestforceinachild'slifeforallthatlong.Oncefriendsandteachersstartcomingintotheequation,achild'sfutureismoldedmorestronglybyforcesotherthanparents.Also,wehavetorememberthatweremainyoungchildrenforacomparativelyshortperiodofourlives.Mylifeuptomyteenageyearsmayhavebeendeterminedlargelybymyparents,butafterthat,theirinfluencehassteadilywaned.ThisisnotnecessarilybecauseIbegantovaluetheirinputless,butbecauseotherinfluences—friends,teachers,significantothers,etc.—startedtakingupmoreandmoreofthepie.Butafteracertainage,numberofinfluentialpeopleinourlivestendstogrowsmaller,soforparents,childrenbecomeincreasinglyinfluential.Intheend,bothparentsandchildrenshapeeachother.However,askidsgrowup,theyquicklydevelopotherstrongerinfluencesintheirliveslikefriends.Raisingachildisalife-changingexperiencelikenoother,andaswegetpastacertainage,theimportantpeopleinourlivestendtodiminish.Soachild'sroleinaparent'slifeonlygrows,whileaparent'sroleinachild'slifeonlylessens.Thus,ourparentswilllikelybelesseducationalforusthanweareforthem.第二套：Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Parentsshouldspendtimewiththeirchildrenhelpingthemwithschoolworkratherthanplayinggamesandsports.Usespecificreasonsandexamplestosupportyouranswer.范文三：Achild'slifeisfullofimportantexperiencesthatwillcometoshapeanddefinethemlateron.Childrenneedtoplayandbeactive,toexploretheworldphysically;buttheyalsoneedtobegintheprocessoflearningandacquiringknowledge,andexpandtheirmentalcapacities.Whatroleshouldtheparentplayintheseareasofdevelopment?Ideallyaparentshouldbeinvolvedinboth,butintoday'sworld,timeislimited.Underthesecircumstances,aparentshouldfocusonhelpingtheirchildwithschoolwork.Themostimportantreasonforthisisbecauseparentsshouldstrivetodiscoverwhereachild'sstrengthsandpassionslie,andthenhelpcultivatethosestrengthsandpassions.Thiswillmakeahugeimpactonachild'sfuturesuccess—andmoreimportantly,alsotheirfuturehappiness.WhenIwasyoungerIwasmoderatelyinterestedinallsubjects,butIhadaparticularbentforart.MyparentscouldseehowexcitedIwasaboutarthomeworkcomparedtomyotherhomework.Someparentsmighthavequashedthisinterest,declaringitimpractical.Theydidn't.Theyencouragedmetopursueart,aslongasIdidn'tneglecttherestofmystudies.Sincethen,arthasbecomeanindispensablepartofmylifeandstudies,andIameternallygratefultomyparentsforthat.Anothersignificantreasonforparentstoinvolvethemselvesintheirchildren’sschoolworkisthefactthatjobcompetitionhasgrowntremendously.Helpingyourkidswithhomeworkisnolongeroptional.Inordertosecureasteadyjob,merelygraduatingwithabachelor'sdegreeisnolongerenough.Withsuchasaturatedjobmarket,parentsneedtohelptheirkidsfindtheircallingearlyon,andthensupporttheminpursuingthatcallingsotheyhaveachancetodistinguishthemselvesamongtheirpeers.Studieshavefoundthatoverhalfofrecentuniversitygraduatesareunemployed,employedonlypart-time,orworkingatajobfarbelowtheirqualifications.Withoutproperacademicadviceandguidancefromparents,itiseasyforchildrentogrowupfeelingsomewhatdirectionlessandfallvictimtothesecircumstances.Finally,childrenwillhavemanyfriendstoteachthemhowtoplay,butonlyparentscanreallyteachthemhowtowork.Mostchildrendonotenjoyschoolwork.Ifgiventhechoice,theywillwanttoplaygamesan