Currently, the society is paying more attention to pedagogical methods, therefore what materials should be read by students become a controversial topic. Some people reckon that reading as their own wishes is the optimal approach to improving their academic performances, while others believe that reading what teachers have assigned is expedient for them, especially when time is limited. As far as I am concerned, I agree that it is better for students to choose their reading materials according to their own demands rather than being restricted by teachers’ assignments and my arguments for this point are listed as follows.
One of the primary causes is that choosing books based on their personal preference can trigger their real interests in reading. As a result, they may have higher efficiency to finish the job. Additionally, it also exaggerates their possibility of having deep understanding of books. Imagine a scene like this, if a student were asked to read something tedious, he or she would probably not have passion and energy to do so, which exerts negative influences on absorbing knowledge. Here is a case in point. Steve Jobs was extremely fond of electronic devices. Hence, driven by his enthusiasm for it, he read plenty of books about electronic engineering. What if he was forced to read books beyond his area of interest, for instance, natural science or art? It was impossible for him to achieve the same extraordinary success he had done. This example delineates that academic interests play an important role in enhance students’ performances, thus more freedom should be authorized to students.
In addition, choosing reading materials cultivates the ability to make decisions independently among several options. More concretely, when students are making their reading lists, it is unavoidable for them to compare different books and estimate which one has the higher value. If they make their choice without acquiring help from teachers, they become more experienced in tackling tasks individually. For instance, I make acquaintance with a friend named Michael whose life is completely arranged by his parents. His parents make almost all the choices for him such as which city to live in and which career to specialize in. Therefore, his lack of experience in making choices gives rise to his insufficiency in make choices without resorting to others.
Admittedly, some individuals may argue that teachers are fully fledged in choosing books so that they are capable of designating a more suitable reading list for students. It is actually true that, to some extent, it is essential for us to seek suggestions from experts in a certain field. However, if we are over-reliant on others’ assistance when we are confronted with adversity, it is likely that we fail to attain well-rounded abilities and tackle hardships by ourselves.
Generally speaking, it is essential for students to make their own choices to decide which books to read, because making personal reading list not only generates students’ learning enthusiasm but also does benefits to making choices independently. 
 Currently
, the society is paying more attention to pedagogical methods,  
therefore
 what materials should be  
read
 by  
students
 become a controversial topic.  
Some
  people
 reckon that  
reading
 as their  
own
 wishes is the optimal approach to improving their academic performances, while others believe that  
reading
 what  
teachers
 have assigned is expedient for them,  
especially
 when time  
is limited
. As far as I  
am concerned
, I  
agree
 that it is better for  
students
 to choose their  
reading
 materials according to their  
own
 demands  
rather
 than  
being restricted
 by  
teachers’
 assignments and my arguments for this point  
are listed
 as follows.
One of the primary causes is that choosing  
books
 based on their personal preference can trigger their real interests in  
reading
.  
As a result
, they may have higher efficiency to finish the job.  
Additionally
, it  
also
 exaggerates their possibility of having deep understanding of  
books
. Imagine a scene like this, if a  
student
  were asked
 to  
read
 something tedious, he or she would  
probably
 not have passion and energy to do  
so
, which exerts  
negative
 influences on absorbing knowledge. Here is a case in point. Steve Jobs was  
extremely
 fond of electronic devices.  
Hence
, driven by his enthusiasm for it, he  
read
  plenty
 of  
books
 about electronic engineering. What if he  
was forced
 to  
read
  books
 beyond his area of interest,  
for instance
, natural science or art? It was impossible for him to achieve the same extraordinary success he had done. This example delineates that academic interests play an  
important
 role in enhance  
students’
 performances,  
thus
 more freedom should  
be authorized
 to students. 
In addition
, choosing  
reading
 materials cultivates the ability to  
make
 decisions  
independently
 among several options. More  
concretely
, when  
students
 are making their  
reading
 lists, it is unavoidable for them to compare  
different
  books
 and estimate which one has the higher value. If they  
make
 their  
choice
 without acquiring  
help
 from  
teachers
, they become more experienced in tackling tasks  
individually
.  
For instance
, I  
make
 acquaintance with a friend named Michael whose life is completely arranged by his parents. His parents  
make
 almost all the  
choices
 for him such as which city to  
live
 in and which career to specialize in.  
Therefore
, his lack of experience in making  
choices
 gives rise to his insufficiency in  
make
  choices
 without resorting to others. 
Admittedly
,  
some
 individuals may argue that  
teachers
 are  
fully
 fledged in choosing  
books
  so
 that they are capable of designating a more suitable  
reading
 list for  
students
. It is actually true that, to  
some
 extent, it is essential for us to seek suggestions from experts in a certain field.  
However
, if we are over-reliant on others’ assistance when we  
are confronted
 with adversity, it is likely that we fail to attain well-rounded abilities and tackle hardships by ourselves. 
Generally
 speaking, it is essential for  
students
 to  
make
 their  
own
  choices
 to decide which  
books
 to  
read
,  
because
 making personal  
reading
 list not  
only
 generates  
students’
 learning enthusiasm  
but
  also
 does benefits to making  
choices
  independently
.