GMAT考试写作指导：Issue写作范文六二

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62.        This view of education seems to recommend that schools stress the unity of all
people instead of their diversity. White I agree that education should include teaching
+ x" E9 |& N9 G( {7 x4 D$ Jstudents about characteristics that we all share, doing so need not necessarily entail
, {" B, \+ o6 Bshifting focus away from our differences. Education can and should include both.
2 A7 L, A2 i, D. ]. X  v: c. @      On the one hand. we are in the midst of an evolving global community where it is
& e* }  P$ b$ Y% b1 O6 I# |increasingly important for people to recognize our common humanity, as well as
& J& s* I4 p+ m; x+ uspecific hopes and goals we all share. People universally prefer health to disease, being
; S% t! o& J7 X8 F, \! l8 a( h+ ~nourished to starving, safe communities to crime-riddled ones, and peace to war.
Focusing on our unity will help us realize these hopes and goals. Moreover, in our
4 k) t9 H& r8 g! _pluralistic democracy it is crucial to find ways to unify citizens from diverse
- a/ D) t. h. mbackgrounds. Otherwise, we risk being reduced to ethnic, religious or political factions
2 @) |8 n% R  @* y+ Cat war with one another, as witnessed recently in the former Yugoslavia. Our own
  l0 Q# L6 Y6 a7 C. G* Rdiverse society can forestall such horrors only if citizens are educated about the
, G+ z$ e* u, j: [/ m" m/ Jdemocratic ideals, heritage, rights and obligations we all have in common.
      On the other hand, our schools should not attempt to erase, ignore, or even play
0 E4 m: r, R7 V" k+ p# |! t: vdown religious, ethnic or cultural diversity. First of all, schools have the obligation to
teach the democratic ideal of tolerance, and the best way to teach tolerance is to educate
: `" m0 ?/ z! Q& R9 c" [7 _- Zpeople about different religions, cultures and so on. Moreover, educating people about
diversity might even produce a unifying effect—by promoting understanding and
% _2 _/ V& J8 y& A  O) Yappreciation among people from all backgrounds.
) J- y4 F& {3 H" X1 E# `      In conclusion, while it may appear paradoxical to recommend that education stress
both unity and diversity, it is not. Understanding our common humanity will help us
achieve a better, more peaceful world. Toward the same end, we need to understand our
& h4 Z- J/ D8 ^/ ^$ e$ }differences in order to better tolerate them, and perhaps even appreciate them. Our
* V6 q2 M3 g& O' e7 K. L& wschools can and should promote both kinds of understanding by way of a balanced
approach.