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In some countries, schools are open late so that children can be looked after when parents are at work. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages.

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Educational institutions are open a long time after
classes
 are finished in several nations, leading parents to work because their offspring are taken care of there.
This
 essay will discuss both
benefits
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 and drawbacks of
this
 system.
To begin
 with, In terms of the positive aspects of the activities that provide students with supervision after
classes
,
this
 encourages their mother or father to engage in their work. If their offspring come back home as soon as finishing their classwork, the mother of the father must be at home to look after their offspring.
For example
, in Japan, it is common
that
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for
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 an elementary
school
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to offers
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offers
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 services for guardians who have jobs. Another upside of
such
 activities is that they can give students security. If there are no
after
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after-school
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school
 activities, pupils may be alone at home. which may be dangerous because someone kidnaps because of a lack of protection by adults.
On the other hand
, there are some negative aspects of the action after
school
. It may be detrimental to children's development
due to
 the lack of communication with their parents.
For instance
, it is frequently seen that a child
stayed
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 at the building until night because the student's guardian cannot pick him or her up from the reason of their business.
This
 may be harmful to the pupil's mind.
Furthermore
, the situation of supervising pupils after
classes
 may weaken children's fitness. The reason for
this
 is that those who remain
at
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 the building cannot play outside as other classmates do.
This
 may result in weaker body strength. In conclusion, there are both merits and demerits
on
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 the system that pupils stay at
school
 after
the
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apply
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classes
.
This
 benefit is that it can
promote
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 the parents to dedicate themselves to their work and can give children safety
while
 the minus point is that it may damage to child mentally and physically.
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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic

IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.

Answer structure for the type of essay

  • Introduction
  • Body paragraph 1 – advantages
  • Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
  • Conclusion

Examples to start your body paragraph:

  • The main advantage is...
  • The disadvantage of this...
  • The main benefit...
  • Despite these advantages...
  • One possible drawback...

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