Today’s Motion
Students Should Not Be Graded on Their Handwriting
58% Say Yes
I am for the motion. “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” It is a suitable saying for this statement. A kid may not have good handwriting, but he or she could still be very very smart. For example, many great scientists’ handwriting is horrible, but they have risen to the top of their fields. Plus, even some doctors have bad handwriting, but we don’t care so much about it.
By Miniballball
Remember the future. In the future, many jobs won’t be available because of the rise of robots and technology. In the past, you would write a letter and send it. That was like 50 years ago. Now, we have emails. Everything will be automated (自动化) soon. So is there even a point to having a debate on handwriting? NO, it really won’t matter at all!
By Little Cherry
42% Say No
Handwriting should decide students’ grades. This is because if your handwriting is bad, the teacher may not understand what you have written even though your answer is correct. Therefore, I strongly disagree with this motion. It’s worth nothing that handwriting doesn’t have to be very beautiful, but it can reflect (反映) a student’s attitude towards his or her studies.
By blue000n
Handwriting is important. It may not play a big part in this modern world, but it’s still very important to many people. In many jobs—more than most people think—having good, clear handwriting is necessary. If early on in school you get graded on your handwriting, then you can improve on it and get a better job in the future. Also, it’s been scientifically shown that children with good handwriting are able to spell and remember things better than children with bad handwriting.
By WallingCrib
39. There are ________ more votes for the motion than there are votes against it.
40. The underlined word “it” from Miniballball’s message refers to ________.
A.a book’s cover | B.some doctors’ bad handwriting |
C.a kid’s poor handwriting | D.great scientists’ horrible handwriting |
41. Little Cherry thinks many jobs won’t be available in the future because ________.
A.no one will write letters | B.robots and technology will develop quickly |
C.people now have emails | D.everything will be done by machines |
42. According to blue000n, if a student’s handwriting is bad, ________.
A.the answer must be wrong |
B.he/she can’t pass the exam |
C.the teachers may misunderstand what he/she has written |
D.it can’t reflect the attitude towards his or her studies |
43. WallingCrib holds the opinion that ________.
A.handwriting isn’t necessary | B.handwriting is important |
C.handwriting should not be graded | D.handwriting must be graded |
44. We can read this passage on a/an ________.
A.local newspaper | B.novel collection | C.science magazine | D.internet forum |