IELTS Writing Task 2 Topic
In some countries, secondary schools aim to provide a general education across a range of subjects. In others, children focus on a narrow range of subjects related to a particular career. Which of these two systems is more appropriate in today’s world?
Band 8.0 Model Essay
Although most children today enjoy the right to receive education, it is not within their power to decide what subjects they may study at school. Regarding this matter, educational theorists still find themselves at loggerheads over whether secondary schools should impart knowledge of various fields, or they should concentrate on teaching only a few selected subjects relating to a certain sphere of education. From my perspective, I reckon that secondary educational content should be narrowed down for students.
First of all, a fewer choice of subjects to study at school will create a window of opportunity for students to blossom socially. To further explain this, students will not constantly find themselves in a battle against time trying to complete their homework, to prepare for new lessons or to review for upcoming exams. Instead, they will have more spare time to spend outdoors, to be with their friends or just to be with themselves. In this way, their self-confidence or communication skills will be boosted significantly.
It has been found that secondary students nowadays are feeling more stressed and overwhelmed than ever before, and the reason to explain this is quite self-explanatory. Many children today consider their schools prisons and their teachers correctional officers who would not stop giving them dull assignments to complete. When the inspiration to study is almost non-existent, it is understandably difficult for the students to keep a good performance at school. Consequently, the quality of education, on the whole, will go downhill.
To conclude, I hold the firm belief that the schools should focus on a small choice of practical subjects so that the lives of secondary students should not be fettered down by any undue responsibility.
Useful expressions:
- It is not within their power to decide: They cannot decide
- To be at loggerheads: strongly disagree
- Sphere of education: aspect of education
- Create a window of opportunities: provide a lot of opportunities
- To blossom socially: to socialise more with more people
- Dull assignments: works that make no sense.
- Overwhelmed (adj.) under pressure
- To go downhill: to reduce in quality.
- Fetter down (v.) to keep somebody within limits.
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