Some people think that secondary school children should study international news as one of the school subjects. Other people think that it is a waste of valuable school time. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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The importance of global media appears to increase year after year, so much so there have been calls to introduce news channels into the classroom. I believe

this

to be politically dangerous and potentially damaging due to the

nature

of international media.

Firstly

, considering the importance education has in a modern society, it is extremely worrying and dangerous to even consider substituting school subjects with international news.

This

is because the danger lies in choosing a correct, balanced, unbiased and neutral news source, if one even exists.

For example

, if a child spent their school days watching FOX NEWS, they would potentially have a skewed opinion of the world due to its unabashed right-wing credentials.

Therefore

, changing a child’s information diet from traditional subjects

such

as music, PE, or geography to watching a potentially partisan news channel is an extremely worrying and risky idea.

Secondly

, if international news were to become a new subject it could have a detrimental emotional impact on young minds.

This

is because in general the majority of news is of a negative

nature

hence

the expression, “If it bleeds, it leads”.

For example

, studies by the EFE News Agency show that 85% of headlines are negative in

nature

, usually referring to natural disasters, war, famine, etc. The logic of having these types of stories beamed into a school to those of an impressionable age has to be challenged.

Thus

the obligation of watching news of a negative

nature

makes for a convincing argument against

such

an innovation. To conclude, due to the risk from political influences and the harsh reality of global news, I am strongly in favour of maintaining the current curriculum.

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Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

Summary
Restatement of thesis
Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

In conclusion
To conclude
To summarize
Finally
In a nutshell
In general

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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 6.0

Logical structure

Introduction & conclusion present

Supported main points

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 8.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 9.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 9.0

Complete response

Clear & comprehensive ideas

Relevant & specific examples

Appropriate word count

4 paragraphs

278 words

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Topic Vocabulary:

global perspectives
cultural understanding
interconnected world
critical thinking skills
discern biases
global citizenship
curriculum
academic development
sensitive content
news cycles
structured curriculum
positive developments
fostering hope

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