Directions: Read the following paragraph and write an essay of about 300 words on the topic given below. You are supposed to write your essay on the Answer Sheet.
“Tiger Mom” and “Wolf Dad” back in fashion?
Love your kids? Prove it by beating them? After the Tiger Mom Amy Chua, here comes a Wolf Dad. Xiao Baiyou, a Hongkong businessman, described in his controversial parenting memoir how he had “beaten” his 3 children to attend Peking University, the Beijing Evening News reported. “A cane is a good staff. It crushes no bones but it hurts badly. This hurt shall be remembered,” said Xiao, who has been dubbed “Wolf Dad” after the “Tiger Mom”. What is your opinion about “Tiger Mom” and “Wolf Dad”?
Parenting as “Tiger Mom” and “Wolf Dad” Is Unwise
How to bring up your kids has always been a hot issue discussed by each generation. Amy Chua, known as the “Tiger mom”, is a typical parent who has high expectations for her children and is very strict with them. Recently, Xiao Baiyou, quite similar to Amy Chua, said he had “beaten” his 3 children to attend Peking University. Thus, he is called “Wolf Dad”. Does such kind of parenting really work? Some agree, while others disagree. However, as far as I am concerned, “Tiger mom” and “Wolf Dad” are unwise.
Physical punishment could hurt children. Such hurt is not only physical, but also psychological. Even if parents may not get punished by law for beating their children, the physical abuse could cause serious hurt on their children’s body or even some irreversible damage. What’s more, the hurt that is more potential and more longlasting is the psychological one. Children are more inclined to feel depressive or aggressive than others who are bathed in the gentle care of their parents. Actually, whether physical or psychological hurt, the hurt on their own children would eventually hurt parents themselves.
Forced success is not real success. Under great stress, all children, especially those who are forced to do what they do not want to do for so many years, would have seeds of rebellion in them. The high-pressure “Tiger Mom” and “Wolf Dad” approach may suppress the rebellion for some time, but it is going to grow up gradually and break out sooner or later. If such occasion really occurs, the result could be dangerous and uncontrollable.
As a result, “Tiger Mom” and “Wolf Dad” are indeed unwise. In the light of children’s physical and mental health and their future development, parent should think a lot, parenting approach like “Tiger Mom” and “Wolf Dad” ought not to be adopted.
题目要求围绕“虎妈”、“狼爸”展开讨论。本文明确提出“虎妈”、“狼爸”式的教育方法是不明智的这一观 点。文章第一段通过“虎妈”蔡美儿和“狼爸”萧百佑的例子引出话题，并表达观点：“虎妈”、“狼爸”式父母是 不明智的。第二段指出打、骂以及其它惩罚式教育会给孩子带来伤害。这种伤害不仅是身体上的，还有的 是在精神上的创伤。第三段提到被逼出来的成功并不是真正的成功。孩子在受压迫的过程中会逐渐产生逆 反心理，如任其继续滋长，其爆发的后果将无法控制。最后一段总结全文，再次指出“虎妈”、“狼爸”式教 育是不明智的。为了孩子们的身心健康以及未来的成长，父母们应当谨慎思考。