In some cultures, children are often told that they can achieve anything if they try hard enough. What are the advantages and disadvantages of giving children this message?

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In some cultures, kids are sometimes taught that challenging enthusiastically can reach any
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of
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. I believe that
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idea has both
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perspective and
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perspective so the
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will discuss the merit and the demerit.
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with, the
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definitely encourages children to start putting
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effort because they can accomplish anything they want regardless
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to
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and their level of
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abilitiy
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ability
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, when I was a kid, I was not able to swim.
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, after a teacher had been giving a
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that
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can do it if you do
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best, I got motivated and tried swimming many times,
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and then
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I could swim at length.
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, the
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value for kids.
On the contrary
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, the idea might make children
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disappointed
if they could not achieve with their hard effort. As a matter of fact, the meaning of
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may be able to encourage them but
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only a trigger that provokes their motivation.
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, I had been told that if I had to practice running hard, I could absolutely win the cup but I could not have any good results in the races. After that, I noticed that doing something just hard does not generate the ideal result.
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, sometimes, the
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works negatively.
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, the
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that doing hard can achieve anything definitely
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children.
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once they could not achieve what they wanted to accomplish, they might feel the idea does not work for them and in general.
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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic

IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.

Answer structure for the type of essay

  • Introduction
  • Body paragraph 1 – advantages
  • Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
  • Conclusion

Examples to start your body paragraph:

  • The main advantage is...
  • The disadvantage of this...
  • The main benefit...
  • Despite these advantages...
  • One possible drawback...

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • achieve
  • try hard
  • positive mindset
  • self-belief
  • motivates
  • ambitious goals
  • resilience
  • determination
  • confidence
  • self-esteem
  • growth mindset
  • unrealistic expectations
  • disappointment
  • failure
  • effort
  • hard work
  • seek support
  • individual differences
  • abilities
  • capabilities
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