Some people think that schools should select students according to their academic abilities, while others believe that it is better to have students with different abilities studying together. Discuss both views and state your own opinion.

Some people contend that mixed understanding classes are more beneficial for children’s development than streaming them on the basis of judgement about their academic abilities.

However

, from my perspective, I disagree with

this

contention. Admittedly, mixed intelligence classes provide a better environment for children’s all-round development. In

such

classes, children with different abilities study together and in turn they can learn from one another.

For example

, a student, who is good at academic study, but weak in dancing or painting, can learn how to dance or paint from his peers. In

this

sense, mixed capability classes allow students to develop their abilities in different subjects

instead

of only academic abilities. Despite the argument above, I believe streaming students are brought more benefits to teachers and students. As for teachers, separating children with better academic abilities from others facilitates effective teaching.

This

practice helps teachers to control their students more conveniently and easily. Compared with mixed intelligence in which teacher should consider students’ differences when they are using teaching methodologies, streaming makes

this

situation simpler. To be more specific, students are at the same level of academic understanding in a class, and in turn teachers can use the same methodologies of them all. In

this

way, the narrower the spread of intelligence in the class, the more convenient the teaching can be. On top of

this

, steaming enables students to learn in an effective way. According to students’ different abilities, they are taught in different ways that are more suitable for them. In the top streams, students use more difficult materials,

therefore

, they can learn more. In sharp contrast, teachers can explain the material more slowly to those in bottom streams. Under

this

circumstance, students with different academic abilities can study effectively and efficiently. In the final analysis, mixed capacity classes are beneficial for students’ versatile development, but in my opinion, segregating students based on different academic strength is better for both teachers and students.