GRE范文：阅读对孩子教育的重要性

［题目］ 　　Writes an essay,  considering and assessing arguments for andagainst the following view: As reading is important for a goodeducation, we should encourage our children to read whatever appeals tothem.
　　［范文］
　　The famous English philosopher Francis Bacon said, "Reading makesa full man". Reading books can strongly shape you inclination, matureyour thoughts, widen you horizon and enrich your personality. Life islimited, but knowledge is boundless. The more books we read, the moreknowledge we get. Hence, We should encourage our children to read morebooks.
　　However, books can also be harmful, particularly the pornographicbooks. Bad books contain evil thoughts. In them, there might be muchdescription about violence, superstition, and sex. Let‘s suppose thatyou are in the position of a parent. Would you allow your children toread whatever appeals to them? If your answer to the question is "yes",you are either extremely permissive or just plain irresponsible. Ifchildren read bad books, the evil thoughts would poison their mindgradually. They will be dispirited and perhaps commit a crime.
　　Good books, on the other hand, teach and help children to do goodthings. Good books are children‘s real companions, and they are bothinstructive and inspiring. Children know past events from historybooks, study communication by language book, learn space and numbersthrough mathematics books. In a word, different kinds of good books cangive them a large amount of ideas and knowledge.
　　Consequently, those who read good books can be inspired to growhealthily, while those who read bad ones will lead a wicked life andmeet with miserable failure. So before we encourage our children toread books, we should teach and help them to identify good and badbooks.