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Children should stay at school before 18. Agree or Disagree?

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Children
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 should remain in
school
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 until they are 18 years old. I firmly agree with
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 statement and believe that a formal
education
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 is crucial for a child's cognitive development, and extending it to 18 ensures an all-round development,
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, staying in
school
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 until 18 protects them from societal pressure and harmful influences. A formal
education
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 ensures a child is apt at taking problems
head on
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,
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 when presented in the real
world
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,
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, basic mathematics, science, and social science are used by people every day in the real
world
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. These
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 years of a child are crucial for distilling those necessary skills. At the same time, remaining in
school
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 till 18 ensure that the foundation built upon during the previous years is carried forward and better prepares them for
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higher
education
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 or the job market.
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, a study conducted by
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 of
Education
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 in the USA
,
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 found
out
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that students who passed out of high
school
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 were highly likely to have better future prospects than those who dropped out.
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,
school
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 is not only a safe haven for learning
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 but
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 a place where
children
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 are safe from the outside hellish
world
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. Many teenagers who have dropped out of schooling, have turned towards harmful influences like drugs and alcohol,
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, the pressure that students face either from their parents or teachers after dropping out of
schooling
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 is unfathomable.
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, we talk about the successful dropouts who have built
billion dollar
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 companies, but
children
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 who have dropped out of schooling,
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 a study conducted by
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the Department
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 of
Education
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, turn toward illegal activities namely: prostitution, gambling, and selling illicit drugs, they
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 make up one-third of the global smokers,
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 another study conducted by
World
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 Health Organization. In conclusion, remaining in
school
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 till 18 helps
children
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 steer clear of negative influences, and,
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 massively helps them in attaining success with
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 opportunities in higher
education
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 or the job market.

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task response
Try to develop a clear thesis statement in your introduction to give a strong guidance for your essay. Your stance should be immediately clear to the reader.
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While your main points are relevant, aim to further elaborate on them with more detailed examples and explanations to strengthen your argument.
coherence and cohesion
Ensure your essay is logically structured by clearly separating your ideas into distinct paragraphs, each with a single main idea. Use topic sentences to introduce your main points.
coherence and cohesion
Enhance the connectivity between your ideas using more diverse and effective transitional phrases. This will help in making the progression of your argument smoother and clearer.

Your opinion

Don’t put your opinion unless you are asked to give it.

If the question asks what you think, you MUST give your opinion to get a good score.

Don’t leave your opinion until the conclusion.

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...do you agree or disagree?...do you think...?...your opinion...?

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • cognitive development
  • comprehensive
  • safer environment
  • societal pressures
  • higher education
  • competitive
  • socioeconomic background
  • vocational training
  • mandatory
  • burnout
  • learning experience
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