Some people say students of different age groups in school should be put in the same class? What is your opinion?

Some people believe that

students

of different ages should be taught in the same

class

. I certainly disagree with

this

idea as the learning capacity of

students

varies with

age

. Older children have higher cognitive skills which make it possible for them to grasp advanced concepts relatively easily.

For example

, a

ten year old

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can grasp things more easily than a

five year old

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and

hence

if they are taught together neither will benefit. If the lessons are tweaked to suit the learning capacity of the younger

students

, the older

students

will gain nothing from attending the

class

.

By contrast

, if the lessons are designed for the seniors in the

class

, the juniors will not understand anything. In short, neither will benefit from

this

arrangement. Another disadvantage of teaching

students

of different ages in the same

class

is that it will unnecessarily expose the juniors in the

class

to the bad habits of seniors.

For

example

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a survey in the UK revealed that 80% of young

students

are bullied by seniors and are forced to try drugs in schools.

This

peer pressure can push a child into various illegal activities which they will not commit if they are studying with

students

of their

age

.

To sum up

, putting

students

of different ages in the same

class

is not a good idea, as it can affect a child’s learning skills and may

also

expose them to things that are not appropriate for their

age

.

Hence

, it is recommended that schools consider the

age

while

enrolling

students

into different classes.