ThereisnodenyingthefactthatithasbeenahotlydebatedtopicwhetherstudentsshouldattendmilitarytraininginChinainthepastyears.Opinionsonthisissuediffersharply.Someholdthepositiveview.Theysaythatthetrainingcannotonlybuildupstudents’bodiesbutalsotempertheirwillpower.Besides,throughthetraining,studentscandeveloptheirteam-spiritandsenseofdiscipline.
Others,however,holdtheoppositeview.Theysaythatashortperiodoftrainingasstudentsarehavingnowcannotworkwellinbuildinguptheirbodiesorstrengthentheirwill.Instead,weshouldlayemphasisontheirdailyexerciseandactivitiesforsuchpurpose.What’smore,asuddenincreaseofintensephysicalexercise,especiallyduringsummer,doesharmtostudents’healthandmayevencausedeaths.Whathappenedinthepastyearshasprovedthis.
Weighingtheprosandconsofthesearguments,Iaminclinedtoagreewiththeformerpointofview.Militarytrainingisnotonlyameanstostrengthenstudent’sphysiqueandwillpower,butalsoaneffectivewaytoenhancetheirsenseofnationaldefenseandfostertheirpatriotism.Thoughsomedeathshappenedduringthetraining,weshouldnotgiveupeatingforfearofchoking.Besides,thedeathsareperfectevidencethatstudentsneedmoresuchtraining.Ofcourse,measuresshouldbetakentoensurethattheleastharmisdonetothetrainees.