“应试教育”教学生写“八股文”,这是作文教学的一个极端:给学生自由,让他们随意发挥,这是作文教学的另一个极端。一个人的才气、玩味文字的能力,虽然与教育息息相关,但绝不是通过几年间数百节简单的作文课就能教得出来的。然而,随着高考作文的改革,人们越来越剑走偏锋,通过用自己的“小聪明”“奇技淫巧”来赢得 The “exam-oriented education” teaching students write “eight-legged writing”, which is the extreme of composition teaching: giving students freedom and allowing them to play at will. This is the other extreme of composition teaching. Although a person’s talent and ability to play with words are closely related to education, they are not taught through hundreds of simple writing lessons over several years. However, with the reform of college entrance examination essay, people are getting more and more swords and go and win by using their own “little cleverness” and “magic tricks”.