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A person’s worth nowadays seems to be judged according to social status and material possessions. Old fashioned values, such as honour, kindness and trust, no longer seem important. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

#person’s #status #possessions #values #honour #kindness #trust
There are those who argue that
children
 who are home-schooled
is
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 the best method of teaching. Meanwhile, some people give the opinion that going to
school
 is way more important for a child’s development.
To begin
, home-schooled
children
 can benefit from
this
 kind of learning method as these students can be more advanced with the type of lessons they are going to study for because there is a one-on-one interaction between the student and the pupil.
As a result
, they acquire more learning and knowledge.
In contrast
, their interrelationship aspect can radically deteriorate
due to
 the fact that they
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 to other people aside from their teacher. In the future, they might develop social anxiety when encountering
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new faces and can experience culture shock upon going out in the real world.
On the other hand
, those
children
 who are physically going to
school
 can be active in
such
 various aspects as, physical, social, and emotional.
For instance
, they can participate in sports activities, join social clubs and engage in
school
 competition programs.
Therefore
, they get to develop a character of being diverse and be able to explore
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area
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 of their personality and at the same time, it opens the opportunity to hone their talents and skills.
To conclude
, home-schooled
children
 can benefit to learn and be more advanced when it comes to academics.
Whereas
, those who are attending classes
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school
 can be trained and taught not solely
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 but
on
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 other areas as well.
Therefore
, in my opinion, the method of scholars going to
school
have
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 much more of
the
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 edge
compare
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 to those who are developed at home.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Social status
  • Material possessions
  • Old-fashioned values
  • Honour
  • Kindness
  • Trust
  • Judged
  • Importance
  • Traditional
  • Reflection
  • Achievements
  • Hard work
  • Disregarded
  • Well-balanced
  • Meaningful
  • Cultural norms
  • Societal norms
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