Some people think that schools have to be more entertaining, while others think that their sole purpose is to educate. Which do you agree with? Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.

Educational reform is a contentious issue with various trends coming and going over the

last

few decades. While many people believe that schools should focus on more enjoyable activities in order to maintain student engagement, I strongly advocate maintaining a traditional approach so as to maintain order.

This

essay will review both sides and use examples from a survey performed in the UK and an academic report from a prominent university. Learners who are required to absorb information via conventional academic methods often experience problems with focus and attention. More specifically, repeatedly performing the same memory-based task throughout one’s school career is likely to cause boredom and ultimately result in student disengagement. In several schools in the UK, to take an example, it has been shown via

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urvey that a considerable number of young people fail to remember crucial information simply because it was uninteresting. Adhering strictly to rote learning is

therefore

harmful to those students who require

further

assistance to remember key details.

Although

there is a case for more entertainment in schools, and even interactive media, the appearance of

such

possible distractions in the

classroom

, cannot be overstated.

This

is important because of the two reasons,

firstly

teachers would have to be re-trained to use

such

media and

this

could lead to considerably increasing education expenses.

Secondly

, for a more fun class to happen the teacher has to be firmly in

control

of the

classroom

or disobedience and unruly behaviour could ensue.

This

was proven in a recent study by Oxford University that showed that over 91% of teachers who implemented an entertainment-oriented curriculum stated that they quickly lost

control

of the students.

Thus

it is possible to state beyond doubt that more entertainment in the

classroom

will not only increase costs but even augment poor behaviour. To conclude, from the arguments and examples given I firmly believe that

although

more entertaining education can lead to fully inclusive classes, the risk for a teacher losing

control

of the class is too high a price to pay. Discipline must be maintained or zero education will happen. It is predicted that traditional teaching methods that incorporate total

classroom

control

will continue to grow in importance.