Visiting the Art Museum of Hairy Monkeys

Last week my classmates and I went to the Art Museum of Hairy Monkeys for the activity of promoting intangible cultural heritage.

Last Friday we have a discussion about if it is the only way out for senior students to go to college.Views vary from person to person.

A majority of students consider it very necessary go to college. They think it can widen their knowledgesand improve their abilities.Only in this way can they find better jobs before graduation.Very few students think it no use going to college，because the tuition istoo high for their family to afford it.What's more，it's rather hard for college graduates to seek satisfied jobs.

Thirty percent of the students believes"All roads lead to Rome". However，it doesn't make any difference whether they go to college or not.

In my opinion，we can beter ourselves through the college education so that we can serve the society better in the future.

In the past two years, our school had organized many activities. What impressed me most was an activity calling “Learning to Farm”. On a autumn afternoon, we went to a farm, which we learned to plant potatoes. Having in the city for such a long time, we were so happily to go to the countryside. After we got there, we were divided into three groups, but we started to work. Some students cut potato plants （马铃薯秧）into pieces, some dug hole, and the others put the pieces of potato plants into the holes, put the soil back and pushed them down hard. We were all busy working until all the work was done. Though we were tired out, we felt pleased on our way back to home.

The Case for and Against Homework

Homework is typically defined as" any tasks given to students by school teachers that are meant to be carried out during afterschool hours". Homework has been a hot topic of debate in education. Throughout the first decade of the 20th century, educators commonly believed that homework helped create disciplined（遵守纪律的）minds. 【小题1】Since then, arguments for and against homework have continued to grow.

A number of studies have been carried out on homework. Two analyses by Cooper and his colleagues are the most comprehensive（全面的）.They concluded that the relationship between homework and students' achievements was found to be positive. 【小题2】

【小题3】The authors of How Homework Is Hurting Our Children and What We Can Do About It criticized both the quantity and quality of homework. They provided evidence that too much homework harms students’ health and family time. They insisted that teachers reduce the amount of homework and avoid homework over breaks and holidays.

One of the most controversial（有争议的）problems in the homework debate is the amount of time students should spend on homework. Researchers have offered various suggestions.【小题4】 Another question regarding homework is the degree to which schools should involve parents. Some studies have reported minimal positive effects or even negative effects of parental involvement.【小题5】

Finally, homework should cause students and their parents or other family members to take part in conversations and thus help the students' learning.