Withthedeepeningofqualityeducation,middleschoolstudentsarehavingmorefreetime,especiallyinweekends.Teachersandparentsallregardthatweekendsareextensionsforweekdays’study,andshouldbeusedforstudy,however,ourstudentsthinkthatweekendsshallbeusedforotheractivitiesoutsidecurricula.Mypersonalviewtendstosupportthelatteropinion.Ibelievethatforthemostpart,studentsshallbeallowedtohavetheirfreetimeduringweekendssotheycanberelaxedfromaweek’sstudy,andhavetimetoenjoytheirownactivitiessuchasvisitingfriends,readingbooksthatareoutsideschool’scurricula,andplayingsports.Theseactivitieswillnotonlyhelpstudentstorelaxandbepreparedforthenextweek’sstudy,theywillhavehelpstudentstodeveloptheirotherabilitiesthatcannotbelearnedformschool. 　　DifferencesBetweenExam-orientedEducationandQuality-orientedEducation 　　Nowadayspeoplearebecomingincreasinglyawareoftheimportanceofquality-orientededucation.AsfarasI’mconcerned,theprincipaldifferencebetweenexam-orientededucationandquality-orientededucationistheirpurpose.Theyaimatimprovestudents’skillswhetherparticularforexamsorreadyforallkindsofchallengesinthefuture.Myideastemsgenerallyfromtwoaspectsasfollows.First,westudentsareunderthepressureofmanyexaminations,suchascollegeentranceexamination.Thisisafactandeveryoneshouldadmitit.Toimprovestudents’score,teachersandparentsconcentrateondevelopingtheirskillsforexams.Inthiscase,studentsmaygainhighmarksandgetfurtherstudy.However,willtheymanagetoovercomechallengesanddifficultiesinthefuture?Nooneknowstheanswer.Second,quality-orientededucationmainlyaimsatimprovingstudents’skillsnotonlyforstudybutalsoformanyotheractivities.Inthatcase,studentsmayhavetheirownhobbiesandabilitiessothattheycanusetheirintelligenceandlabortodealwithallkindsofdifficultiesandchallenges.Inconclusion,quality-orientededucationmaymakeourstudentsexcellentpeople,bothgoodatstudyandcopingotherkindsofthings.Let’sattachmuchimportancetoit! 　　--------------- 　　TheExam-orientedEducationortheQuality-orientedEducation 　　InChina,debateovertwoeducationalpatterns-theexam-orientedandthequality-oriented-haslastedforseveraldecades. 　　Generallyspeaking,exam-orientededucationgivesprioritytothescoresofstudents.Theperformanceofstudentsinallkindsofexaminationsisthecriterionofjudgingthesuccessofeducation.Underthispattern,crammingmethodofteachingfindsitsprevalenceallovertheschools.Incontrasttothis,thequality-orientededucationemphasizesall-rounddevelopment.Studentsaresupposedtolearnactivelyandcreativelyratherthanreceiveknowledgepassivelyandthereforeinactively. 　　Frommypointofview,thequality-orientationismuchsuperiortotheexam-orientation.Underthequality-orientededucation,studentsaremotivatedandareeagertolearnthroughtheirownexperience.However,undertheexam-orientedpattern,studentsbeartooheavypressureandtheircreativitiesandinitiativearewasted.Studentseducatedbythispatterncannotmatchthepaceofmodernsocietyandthepatternisalreadyoutoftunewiththemodernmelody. 　　DevelopQualityOrientedEducationThedrawback