導語：教育應該是快樂的還是痛苦的?你對教育方式持怎樣的觀點?請你就教育問題為學校的英文校報寫一篇文章，表達你的觀點。下面是一篇有關教育方式的高中優秀作文范文，供大家參考。

美國耶魯大學法學院華裔教授蔡美兒(Amy Chua)的新書《虎媽戰歌》(The Battle Hymn of a Tiger Mother)記錄了她用嚴格的中式教育方法培養孩子的經歷，引起了美國《時代》周刊等全球媒體關于東西方教育觀念的討論，其中的焦點之一是：“教育是否應該是快樂的?”

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教育應該激勵孩子快樂成長，應該讓他們享受只有在童年時期才能擁有的幸福。

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真實的人生就是快樂與痛苦同在，在童年時期也需要為此做好準備。

請你為學校的英文校報寫一篇文章，向同學們介紹這本新書以及其引發的討論，并表達你自己的觀點。

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A debate heated up recently, thanks to Amy Chua’s book about a Chinese “tiger mother”. In her latest book entitled “The Battle Hymn of a Tiger Mother”, Amy describes how she adopt s traditional Chinese methods to educate her children, which is considered by many westerners to be too hard and inhuman.

One of the issues being discussed after the book was published is whether early education should focus on children’s happiness. Those supporting the idea argue that early education is intended to help children grow up in a cheerful atmosph ere and inspire them to better themselves in an all-round way. Therefore we should allow children to enjoy the happiness which can only be found during their childhood. On the contrary, people holding the opposite view insist that since in reality life is full of happiness and pain, children should be well prepared for that even during childhood. Otherwise, they would find it hard to adapt to life in the future.

In my opinion, just as Confucius said, education methods should be adopted based on individual personalities. Moreover, educators should respect children as independent human beings. (170 words)