Parents, especially those of teenagers, care about their children’s education more than anything 【小题1】 (别的). They would do everything for their children. Many of them spend most of their 【小题2】 (多余的) time helping their children with studies. If they have no time or can’t do it themselves, they would hire family teachers or 【小题3】 (送) their children to after-class schools. It seems as if a better education is all that parents   【小题4】 (期待) for children.

How can we explain the present situation? First of all, many parents have 【小题5】 (意识到) that future success 【小题6】 (取决于) more and more on skills and education. Secondly, in a competitive (竞争的) 【小题7】 (社会) there are both losers and 【小题8】 (胜利者). Those who have better skills and more knowledge will enjoy more opportunities.

Certainly, it is 【小题9】 (重要的) to learn to succeed, but the first thing to learn is how to survive (生存), how to be a qualified citizen (合格的公民). If this is 【小题10】 (包括) in good education, the children will surely have a bright future and be healthy in body and mind.