Some people say that in all levels of education, from the primary schools to universities, too much time is spend on learning facts and not enough on learning practiacal skills. Do you agree or disagree?
There is no doubt that practical exposure is as important as theoretical knowledge. A number of people think that much hour is devoted to teaching the facts
instead
of focusing on hands-on experience in all phases of learning, whether it is school or college. I completely agree with the statement and in this
essay I will support my view with valid arguments and examples.
Most of the institutes follow the conventional method of teaching which includes reading, learning and writing. By this
method, children can only recall concepts for a limited amount of hour and when it is hour to apply that knowledge at work they have forgotten it. Consequently
, many students who have degrees in physics or electronics cannot even change bulbs. Likewise
, many MBAs cannot fill out a tax form. All of these point to the shortcomings of a system of learning that focuses only on philosophy.
Another example of this
is that the current curriculum does not have an equal number of assumption
and practical classes. To illustrate, while I had one lecture each day on the theoretical aspects of computers), there was only 1 laboratory session in the whole week. Due to Suggestion
assumptions
this
improper division, I could not practice everything being taught and hence
lacked a proper understanding of the concepts. If we had an equal proportion of philosophy and practical classes, I would have gained better skills and confidence. A recent study by the educational department of New Delhi has shown that youngsters who were shown experiments were able to memorize and retain the information for a longer period of time then
the ones who read it.
To conclude, I agree with the argument that much time is being spent on cramming conjunction used in comparatives
than
instead
of experimental learning because of the current structure of teaching. Unfortunately, this
overemphasis on theory prevents / stops students from acquiring real world skills.Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Writing9 with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
Linking words are very important in your essay.
To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.
Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.
In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.
Linking word examples:
- firstly
- secondly
- thirdly
- in additional
- moreover
- also
- for example
- for instance
- therefore
- however
- although
- even though
- despite
