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As reading is important for a good education, we should encourage our
children to read whatever appeals to them. To what extent do you agree or
disagree with this view?
The famous English philosopher Francis Bacon said, "Reading makes a full
man". Reading books can strongly shape you inclination, mature your
thoughts, widen you horizon and enrich your personality. Life is limited, but
knowledge is boundless. The more books we read, the more knowledge we
get. Hence, we should encourage our children to read more books.
However, books can also be harmful, particularly the inappropriate books.
Bad books contain evil thoughts. In them, there might be much description
about violence, superstition, and crime. Let's suppose that you are in the
position of a parent. Would you allow your children to read whatever
appeals to them? If your answer to the question is "yes", you are either
extremely permissive or just plain irresponsible. If children read bad books,
the evil thoughts would poison their mind gradually. They will be dispirited
and perhaps commit a crime.
Good books, on the other hand, teach and help children to do good things.
Good books are children's real companions, and they are both instructive
and inspiring. Children know past events from history books, study
communication by language books, learn about space and numbers through
mathematics books. In a word, different kinds of good books can give them
a large amount of idea and knowledge.
Consequently, those who read good books can be inspired to grow healthily,
while those who read bad ones will lead a wicked life and meet with
miserable failure. Therefore, before we encourage our children to read
books, we should teach and help them to identify good and bad books.

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