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Essay Number 59
Nowadays education quality is very low. Some people think we should encourage
our students to evaluate and criticise their teachers. Others
believe that it will result
in a loss of respect and discipline in the classroom. Discuss on both sides.
It is a highly debated issue whether students should evaluate their teachers after
each course. Some people believe the system has many advantages to the students
and the teachers. Others argue that it would lead to poor discipline in the classroom.
Indeed, evaluation of teachers by students has both pros and cons.
There are many drawbacks in student assessment. First of all, students are very
young and, compared with their teachers, are less knowledgeable both in theory and
practice on a subject. Therefore, they are unable to evaluate their teachers‘
performance in a sound way. Secondly, student assessment would lead to poor
discipline in the classroom. If each of the students is
allowed to comment on the
teacher‘s performance, then there would be chaos in the classroom. Thirdly, in order
to gain a better evaluation, teachers would seek to please the students and not
bother about the content of their lectures. This would harm the students‘ academic
performance in the long run.
However, advocates of student assessment have their reasons. Firstly, this
kind of
feedback can be used to improve teachers‘ performance. Teaching methods can
only be successful if they are student-centered. Therefore, listening to the students
‘
constructive suggestions, teachers will have a better idea of what students‘ needs
are and can then adjust their teaching to meet them. Secondly, the process of writing
evaluations will help the students think in their own way independently. Students
sho
uld be encouraged to learn by even challenging their teachers‘ thinking. Thirdly, it
would help the administrators. Teachers who provide good educational
services
could be retained and others could be laid off. So, all teachers would strive to do
their best. This would be a win-win situation for all.
In my opinion, student evaluations of teachers would be beneficial to both teachers
and students. Of course, the evaluations must be done responsibly, but when the
students feel that their views are
important and are listened to, I think they will do
their best to contribute to the improvement in education.
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Essay Number 61
Some school leavers travel or work for a period of time instead of going directly to
the university. What are the advantages and disadvantages.
A gap year is a year after high school when a student takes
time to explore his or her
interests, which usually entails some type of travelling or working. After the gap year
is over, the student begins his or her career. It has both pros and cons which I shall
discuss in this essay.
There are many benefits of taking a year off. Firstly, the student can explore his
interests before deciding on a major. Just passing out of secondary school, a student
does know what his real interests are. A gap year gives him time to introspect and he
may also find something he has never considered studying before. Secondly, he can
save money to finance his education and ease some burden off his parents‘
shoulders. Higher education is very expensive and some parents cannot afford the
full cost of students‘ university fees.
Furthermore, during this year, the student meets different people and experiences
different cultures. As a result his personality develops and he comes to know about
the outside world. Finally, a well planned gap year is attractive to some admissions
tutors and to future employers. For example, a student can add his activities of the
gap year in his resume when he applies to the university or
for some job after
completion of his education. This is taken in a positive light by the admissions
committee and some job providers.
As every garden has weeds, similarly a gap year also has a downside. A student
may find it difficult to get back to study. A year is a long time and once that tempo of
attending classes and doing home-work etc. is lost, a student may not feel like
studying again. Secondly, if he starts earning enough, education may seem
unimportant. Finally, if a student doesn‘t plan it properly, it
may end up as a wasted
year.
To put it in a nutshell, I pen down saying that a gap year has a lot of advantages
provided it is planned well.
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