Many parents today organise extra classes for their children after school and at the weekends. Do you feel that this is a worthwhile thing to do or do you feel children have enough education at school?

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These days
schools
are offering a lot more diverse activities to their
students
.
Nevertheless
, an increasing number of families enrol their children in
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extra curricular
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activities outside
school
hours. I personally think that
this
is the right decision as the knowledge obtained in modern
schools
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and in
this
essay, I will present arguments and examples supporting
this
opinion. To start with, educational institutions have been evolving for the past two decades striving to move away from the teaching philosophies of the previous century and mostly focusing on the development of the
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skills,
such
as digital literacy and communication. Regardless
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benefits,
this
has been happening at the expense of training
students
in main subjects and helping them gain profound knowledge.
As a result
, there is a substantial rise in the number of
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after-
school
clubs or personal tutors, who provide a considerably better academic service than
schools
. Studies have revealed that foreign
languages
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schools
and Maths clubs have become ubiquitous in the past two decades. And
this
trend concerns not only major academic subjects
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but
also
Arts and Sports, which seem to be increasingly disregarded at
school
.
As a result
, anyone who can afford it
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takes their children to Sports or Arts cubs to get trained
in addition
to the extra lessons in main subjects. Another point to consider is that additional classes and tutors offer a lot more personalised attention and tailored study courses to
students
than the teachers at
schools
where the class size is considerable, and
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real needs and interests are overlooked. Having more attention from a teacher entails having
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personalised learning process and more feedback, which is conducive to successful learning.
Thus
, extra lessons pay off and are highly beneficial for
school
students
.
Furthermore
, it would not be reasonable to completely lose trust in
schools
, as they still are the places where we get develop life skills and get educated.
However
, it has to be admitted that the educational standards have been lowered in
schools
and they often fail to meet our expectations. In conclusion, due to the benefits that extra classes bring any parent who can afford
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should consider them for their children.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • reinforce learning
  • personalized attention
  • student-to-teacher ratios
  • comprehensive coverage
  • academic and non-academic subjects
  • well-rounded development
  • address specific weaknesses
  • grade improvement
  • performance in exams
  • leisure time
  • burnout
  • educational opportunities
  • socio-economic disparity
  • over-scheduling
  • balanced approach
  • after-school programs
  • weekend tutoring
  • additional practice
  • constructive criticism
  • holistic growth
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