Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Teachers should not make their social or political views known to students in the classroom. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

KH.
Abdul
Wahid
Hasyim
was born on 1 June 1914 in Tebuireng, Jombang, East
Java
(Aceh 1957, 141). His father,
Hasyim
Asy’ari, was a prominent ulama, the founder of Tebuireng
Pesantren
, and
then
established Nahdlatul Ulama in 1926, the biggest Muslim organization in contemporary Indonesia.
While
his mother, Nafiqah, was the daughter of Kiai Ilyas, a charismatic ulama from Sewulan
Pesantren
in Madiun, East
Java
(Zaini 1998, 19). Saiful Umam (1998, 98) states that the original name of
Wahid
Hasyim
was Muhammad Asy’ari that
then
it was altered to
Abdul
Wahid
due to
his physical weakness during his childhood period.
However
,
Abdul
Wahid
preferred to write his name as
Abdul
Wahid
Hasyim
and
finally
more familiar with
Wahid
Hasyim
.
Pesantren
's learning system significantly influenced
Wahid
Hasyim
’s formative period.
Initially
, he studied basic religious subjects
such
as reciting the Holy Quran under
Hasyim
Asy’ari’s guidance.
In addition
to
this
, he attended Madrasah Salafiyah to learn some Islamic texts including Fath Qarib, Minhaj al-Qawim, and Mutammimah. He
also
started to communicate using Arabic with his father and
due to
his Arabic skills,
Hasyim
used to read and memorize Diwan al Shuara’, a compilation of Arabic poems
then
translated into Javanese (Aceh, 145; Zaini, 19). Another decisive period was when he studied from one
pesantren
to others.
Hasyim
started to study in Siwalan Panji
Pesantren
which was located in Sidoarjo, East
Java
. He lived in
this
pesantren
for 25 days during the month of Ramadhan and studied a number of yellow books (kitab kuning)
such
as Hikam, Bidayah al Hidayah, Sullam al Taufiq dan Tafsir al-Jalalayn (Zaini, 21). In the following year, he studied in Lirboyo
Pesantren
in Kediri, East
Java
. Barton (2008, 32) argues that what
Wahid
Hasyim
did was in order to receive barakah.
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Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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