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Everyone should stay at school until 18. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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Some people think that all
children
 should stay at
school
 until the
age
 of
eighteen
.
Although
 staying at
school
 until adulthood can produce a
number
benefits
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, I personally disagree with
this
idea
 for a
number
 of reasons, which will be outlined in
this
 essay. On the one hand, the
idea
 that
children
 should continue to study at
school
 until the
age
 of
eighteen
 does have a
number
 of benefits.
Firstly
, most young people under the
age
 of
eighteen
 have very little real-world experience and have very little
idea
 of what career they will pursue, and
therefore
 staying at
school
 until the
age
 of
eighteen
 will allow them
further
 opportunity to develop their education and time to decide upon a suitable career path.
Furthermore
, forcing
children
 to stay at
school
 until the
age
 of
eighteen
 will create a more educated future generation of people which may help to reduce some social and unemployment problems.
On the other hand
, there are
also
 a
number
 of drawbacks that
this
idea
 may bring with it.
For instance
, many
children
 these days do not
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 with the current education system and forcing them to participate in
school
 can cause many problems.
For example
, these kinds of students are usually very disruptive in a classroom and
this
 affects other students who are trying to learn.
In addition
 to
this
, many
children
 choose to follow careers that do not require them to continue studying in
school
 past the
age
 of sixteen.
For example
, for those who wish to pursue a career that requires more
practical based
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 learning,
such
 as a qualified builder, electrician or machinery operator, it is quite unnecessary to remain at
school
 until the
age
 of
eighteen
. In conclusion,
although
 there would be a
number
 of positive effects from
children
 remaining at
school
 until a later
age
, I personally feel that the drawbacks outweigh the benefits mentioned above.
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