Some educational systems make students study specialised subjects from the age of fifteen while others require students to study a wide range.
Discuss both sides and give your own opinion.
Education for students from 15 years of age typically follows either of two main paths. One entails a narrower syllabus for early specialisation while the other employs a wide range of subjects. Both systems will be discussed in the following essay.
Studying fewer subjects and more in-depth ones may allow for greater focus. An increasing amount of time spent in one domain has been proven to correlate with a higher level of mastery in the said field by research into the importance of training to elite performers. This principle applies to many Olympic gold medalists, whose serious commitment to athletic training at a young age eventually led to their victories in tournaments and competitions. The advantage of earlier mastery is further compounded by the benefit of lower pressure from generic testing. With fewer subjects, students may experience less pressure due to studying for tests that do not benefit them in the long term, and instead focus on the ones that facilitate progression in their chosen fields.
However, there are compelling arguments in favor of choosing a better-rounded curriculum. While obviously useful subjects like Mathematics and Science equip students with fundamental knowledge and skills, playing a musical instrument or writing poems can benefit students in different ways. To specify, these seemingly less significant subjects can foster creativity and help students regulate their emotions, which all improve mental well-being. Another crucial point is that early specialisation is only effective provided students have a good sense of identity. On the contrary, a more diverse and less concentrated syllabus allows students to have more time to explore their own orientation. As a result, learns may not feel harnessed to only one field and be willing to exercise autonomy later in life.
Considering both approaches, despite the undeniable benefits of early specialisation, I believe that a more wide-ranging curriculum is the better predictor of a child’s future, equipping them with a more diverse skill set and more flexible mindset.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
however, if, may, well, while, as a result, on the contrary
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 9.0 13.1623246493 68% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 6.0 7.85571142285 76% => OK
Conjunction : 10.0 10.4138276553 96% => OK
Relative clauses : 6.0 7.30460921844 82% => OK
Pronoun: 13.0 24.0651302605 54% => OK
Preposition: 48.0 41.998997996 114% => OK
Nominalization: 10.0 8.3376753507 120% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1770.0 1615.20841683 110% => OK
No of words: 324.0 315.596192385 103% => OK
Chars per words: 5.46296296296 5.12529762239 107% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.24264068712 4.20363070211 101% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.97048941194 2.80592935109 106% => OK
Unique words: 205.0 176.041082164 116% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.632716049383 0.561755894193 113% => OK
syllable_count: 552.6 506.74238477 109% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.60771543086 106% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 3.0 5.43587174349 55% => OK
Article: 3.0 2.52805611222 119% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 2.10420841683 95% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 0.809619238477 124% => OK
Preposition: 5.0 4.76152304609 105% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 15.0 16.0721442886 93% => OK
Sentence length: 21.0 20.2975951904 103% => OK
Sentence length SD: 55.1285366716 49.4020404114 112% => OK
Chars per sentence: 118.0 106.682146367 111% => OK
Words per sentence: 21.6 20.7667163134 104% => OK
Discourse Markers: 3.93333333333 7.06120827912 56% => More transition words/phrases wanted.
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 5.01903807615 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 9.0 8.67935871743 104% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 1.0 3.9879759519 25% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 5.0 3.4128256513 147% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.229437178681 0.244688304435 94% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0704126644738 0.084324248473 84% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0511678176956 0.0667982634062 77% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.134346340294 0.151304729494 89% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0765399046542 0.056905535591 135% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.1 13.0946893788 115% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 41.7 50.2224549098 83% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.44779559118 118% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 12.7 11.3001002004 112% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.39 12.4159519038 116% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.94 8.58950901804 116% => OK
difficult_words: 108.0 78.4519038076 138% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.0 9.78957915832 82% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.4 10.1190380762 103% => OK
text_standard: 10.0 10.7795591182 93% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 89.8876404494 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 8.0 Out of 9
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