劉文勇GRE寫作Argument題庫 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：

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

（2）沒有選拔機制的學校一定是一所好學校嗎？你能夠想到對于一個學校來說，進行選拔可能帶來的一些優(yōu)勢嗎？比如因材施教、提高競爭意識等。另外，在沒有其他音樂學校作為對比的情況下，能說 Mozart School of Music是家長的首選嗎？也許別的學校在學費、教學等方面更有優(yōu)勢呢？

（3）教授的樂器范圍龐大、音樂風格多樣一定是好事嗎？你能想到這種做法有可能帶來的問題嗎？是否可能會導致學生在學習中走馬觀花、淺嘗輒止？教學質量能夠保證嗎？

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

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