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?

These days

schools

are offering a lot more diverse activities to their

students

.

Nevertheless

, an increasing number of families enrol their children in extra-curricular classes outside

school

hours. I personally think that

this

is the right decision as the knowledge obtained in modern

schools

is insufficient and, in

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essay, I will present arguments and examples supporting

this

opinion. To start with, for the past two decades most educational institutions have been striving to move away from

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traditional teaching methods and focus on the development of the

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skills,

such

as digital literacy and communication. Regardless

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benefits, the change has been detrimental to

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teaching. More precisely, the shift in focus meant that the quality of teaching

such

main subjects as Math and languages has deteriorated.

Consequently

, a need has risen to seek

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quality teaching outside

school

.

As a result

, we have witnessed a substantial rise in the number of

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school

clubs, which provide considerably better academic service than

schools

. Studies in the educational system have revealed that foreign

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schools

and Maths clubs have become ubiquitous in the past two decades with

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of

students

. And

this

trend concerns not only major academic subjects

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but

also

Arts and Sports, which seem to be continuously disregarded at

school

.

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, anyone who can afford it,

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their children through extra-curricular training. Another point to consider is that additional classes offer a lot more personalised attention and tailored study courses to

students

than the teachers at

schools

, where the class sizes are considerable, and

students

’ real needs and interests are overlooked. Having more attention 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

. It would not be reasonable to completely lose trust in

schools

, as they still are the places where young people develop life skills and get educated.

However

, it has to be admitted that the educational standards have been lowered in

schools

since the turn of the 21st century and they have often failed to meet our expectations. In conclusion, due to the benefits that extra classes are clearly worth considering bring any parent who can afford

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should definitely offer them to their children.