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at school, children should either be taught to compete or to cooperate. in your opinion, which form of education would best benefit society as a whole? describe both sides of the argument and explain your own opinion

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Many argue that teachers should teach
students
 to compete rather than to cooperate in their school. In my opinion, despite the fact that a
sense
 of
competition
 is important in
certain
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area
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, an
ability
 to cooperate
also
 plays
pivotal
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 role in their real
life
. It might be true that a
sense
 of
competition
 can boost
students
’ motivation to perform better in their school. To do
this
,
students
 will make more efforts to prove that they are better than their rivals. They will struggle more to use their potential so they can show it as prestigious. Sadly, a
sense
 of rivalry sometimes leads
students
 to think that to be a winner, they must defeat their competitors;
however
, is it wise to build
this
 mindset
to
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 our future generation, while
life
 is not merely about
competition
? Meanwhile, those who believe that
students
 should learn how to cooperate
in
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 their study period contend that
student
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 will find less
competition
 in their real
life
.
Therefore
, they believe that the
ability
 to cooperate with their colleagues is
also
 urgent since it will help them survive in their future
career
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. In my opinion, I do believe that both values should be taught proportionally.
Students
 need to learn how to compete for specific purposes so they can perform well when they join the game
for example
, which certainly needs more
endeavor
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 to score and win the game. While
,
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 the
ability
 to work collaboratively as a team is
also
 important for their future career. If they could not work together with others, I much sure that they will not be able to survive in their workplaces. To sum up, in spite of the fact that a
sense
 of
competition
 is urgent in a certain area, the fact that the
ability
 to cooperate is
also
 important could not be denied. If the
students
 teach more
on
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 how to compete,
students
 might think that
this
life
 is all about
competition
 and forget that
this
life
 is
also
 about how to work and live together in a harmony within their society.
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For we to consider an essay structure a great one, it should be looking like this:

  • Paragraph 1 - Introduction
    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion
    • Sentence 1 - Summary
    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

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