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　　It is often said that if you want to succeed in life, you need a proper education. While there may be arguments for making school compulsory until the age of 18 , I disagree that this should apply to everyone.

　　Perhaps the strongest reason for not leaving school early is that it prepares you for your working career. If you leave school early with only a basic education, you are unlikely to be able to find any skilled work. Indeed, the education you receive between the ages of 16 and 18 is crucial for anyone who does not want a lifetime of unskilled work in a factory.

　　Another compelling reason for remaining in school until 18 is that school provides moral and social education too. This is particularly important for people between 16 and 18 who have many temptations and benefit from the organised framework that school provides. Young people who stay in school until the age of 18 tend to be more responsible and help build a stronger society.

　　There are, however, equally strong arguments against making school compulsory until the age of 18. One such argument is that not everyone is academic and that some people benefit more from vocational training. For instance, someone who wants to become a car mechanic may find better training and more satisfaction in an apprentice scheme. Another related argument is that, in today’s world, young people are maturing ever more quickly and are able to make their own life decisions by the age of 16.

　　To my mind, everyone should be encouraged to stay in school until 18 both for social and career reasons. However, I believe it would be a mistake to make this compulsory bearing in mind that different people have different needs and abilities and the possibilities of other forms of vocational training.

　　人們常說(shuō)，如果你想在生活中成功，你需要接受適當(dāng)?shù)慕逃ｋm然有理由認(rèn)為學(xué)校必須在18歲之前入學(xué)，但我不同意這應(yīng)適用于每一個(gè)人的觀點(diǎn)。

　　也許不早退學(xué)的最重要的原因是它為你的工作生涯做了準(zhǔn)備。如果你過(guò)早地離開(kāi)學(xué)校，只接受基礎(chǔ)教育，你就不可能找到任何有技術(shù)性的工作。事實(shí)上，你在16歲到18歲之間接受的教育，對(duì)那些不想一輩子在工廠(chǎng)里從事非技術(shù)性工作的人來(lái)說(shuō)是至關(guān)重要的。

　　18歲之前繼續(xù)上學(xué)的另一個(gè)重要原因是，學(xué)校也提供道德和社會(huì)教育。這對(duì)于充滿(mǎn)誘惑的16歲至18歲的階段尤其重要，他們可以從學(xué)校提供的組織框架中受益。18歲以前一直留在學(xué)校的年輕人往往更有責(zé)任感，有助于建設(shè)一個(gè)更強(qiáng)大的社會(huì)。

　　然而，也有同樣強(qiáng)烈的理由反對(duì)規(guī)定學(xué)校必須在18歲之前入學(xué)。其中一個(gè)論點(diǎn)是，不是每個(gè)人都是學(xué)術(shù)性的，有些人從職業(yè)培訓(xùn)中獲益更多。例如，想成為一名汽車(chē)技工的人，在學(xué)徒計(jì)劃中可能會(huì)得到更好的訓(xùn)練和更多的滿(mǎn)足。另一個(gè)相關(guān)的論點(diǎn)是，在當(dāng)今世界，年輕人的成熟速度越來(lái)越快，到了16歲就能自己做決定。

　　我認(rèn)為，出于社會(huì)和職業(yè)方面的原因，應(yīng)該鼓勵(lì)每個(gè)人留在學(xué)校直到18歲。不過(guò)，我認(rèn)為，在考慮到不同的人有不同的需要和能力以及其他形式的職業(yè)培訓(xùn)的可能性的情況下，硬性規(guī)定這種做法是錯(cuò)誤的。

　　【本文作者：張廣深。(公眾號(hào)：廣深教你英文寫(xiě)作)】

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