导语：教育应该是快乐的还是痛苦的?你对教育方式持怎样的观点?请你就教育问题为学校的英文校报写一篇文章，表达你的观点。下面是一篇有关教育方式的高中优秀作文范文，供大家参考。

美国耶鲁大学法学院华裔教授蔡美儿(Amy Chua)的新书《虎妈战歌》(The Battle Hymn of a Tiger Mother)记录了她用严格的中式教育方法培养孩子的经历，引起了美国《时代》周刊等全球媒体关于东西方教育观念的讨论，其中的焦点之一是：“教育是否应该是快乐的?”

正方

教育应该激励孩子快乐成长，应该让他们享受只有在童年时期才能拥有的幸福。

反方

真实的人生就是快乐与痛苦同在，在童年时期也需要为此做好准备。

请你为学校的英文校报写一篇文章，向同学们介绍这本新书以及其引发的讨论，并表达你自己的观点。

要求：(1)词数150个左右。(2) 文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名。

参考例文：

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)