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Many people thought that children have to do homework in their free time. To what extend do you agree or disagree?

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Judging by the enormous backpacks schoolchildren are outfitted with these days, it would seem that they are bringing a lot of
work
 home with them. There are people who believe that by pushing a students
homework
 volume to the limit, they are driving optimal outcomes. I personally disagree with children having to do any
homework
 in their free
time
, as it can have a detrimental effect on their overall development, and their general attitude toward lifelong learning. I am of the view that
work
 assigned to students for completion after
school
 can have a negative effect on their personal growth.
Homework
 takes up
time
 which can be spent on other important and fun activities.
For example
, when I was in elementary
school
, I participated in many after
school
 activities,
such
 as; sports, scouting, piano lessons, and playing with my friends. Had I allocated all of my
time
 to
homework
instead
, I would have missed out on extremely valuable experiences. My participation in extracurricular activities has contributed towards who I am today, potentially
moreso
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more so
 than
school
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the school
 has. The same is likely true for most children, where if their free
time
 is consumed with
homework
, they may miss out on learning their passion and true purpose in life, or at the very least developing a few hobbies and meeting new friends.
In addition
 to impinging on personal growth,
work
 after
school
 can harm a student's perception of
education
, and limit their
longer
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long
 term learning trajectory. Through spending all
day
in
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at
school
, and
then
 all of the afternoon on additional schoolwork, a student can easily develop a severe dislike for
education
.
This
 is similar to how an adult may begin to hate their job if they spend twelve hours a
day
 at
work
, every
day
, with no
time
 left for loved ones, errands, or entertainment. Ideally,
homework
 should only be comprised of tasks a student is unable to reasonably complete during
school
 hours. If
homework
 were approached as a
spillover
 for schoolwork,
then
 students would be incentivised to focus harder during classroom
time
. We should be empathetic of students and understand that if too much
work
 can lead us to despise our jobs,
then
 the same applies to students overburdened with
homework
 and their attitude towards
school
. As we progress as a society, we constantly evolve our thinking
on
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about
 what an optimal
education
 looks like. While some believe that burdening students with mountains of
homework
 is best, I strongly believe that
this
 is not optimal, as it limits personal development, and can lead children to dislike
education
. I think we should consider going even
further
, and question why children need to spend the long hours they they currently do in
school
 each
day
.
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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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