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So today's video we are going to look at a
question from part two of the IELTS writing exam.
So that's the essay.
Chris,
we're going to look at a question that
maybe... I don't know might be relevant to...
today because I know a lot of parents
think about this quite often.
And the question is related to education and children.
You want to go ahead and read that off? Sure.
It's all children's should be required to study at school
until the age of eighteen.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
The question is,
all children should be required to study at school
until the age of eighteen.
To what extent do you agree or disagree?
I suppose the first thing that we should do
in this case is ask the viewers
ask you guys. In your country,
when do children study until?
When did they finish school?
When do they finish school in your country?
Well, they have to,
It's required that they finish high school.
So seventeen, eighteen years old.
Yeah.
In my country, it used to be sixteen
but now it's eighteen.
It's compulsory to study until the age of eighteen.
But in some countries, children finish school
earlier. They finish younger.
So the question: What's the most important word
for you here?
Required.
Yeah.
So, they should be required.
It's whether they should or should not.
And you have to look at both sides
of this debate:
If they should be required
or should not be required.
Let's think of some ideas.
Now we have a brainstorming session for you guys.
Why should children be required
to study until eighteen?
Well,
if you finish high school,
or if you finish,
going to school up until eighteen,
you are considered to have a well-rounded education.
And you might have the basics,
the basic knowledge required in order to
move into adulthood
and start your adult life.
I think that's the most important reason.
I suppose the longer you spend studying,
the more you learn.
So, the more chance of having the skills
that you need for university or for life.
What about the other side?
Why should children not be required?
while I suppose one major support for this is:
Not all children are academic,
and maybe your child might...
want to go into a trade. Right?
What's a trade?
So a trade is where maybe you're a carpenter,
or an electrician, or a builder.
And these are good examples,
by the way. I'm sorry to interrupt you.
These are good examples of words
that you can use to support.
So, carpenter, builder,
electrician,
plumber, plumber.
These are all trades and you could use those
in your essay as examples.
I know many students who are fifteen or sixteen
and they're not interested in studying.
They just want to go and work,
and earn money, and do something that they enjoy.
In fact,
here in Australia,
I believe it's possible
if you are in year ten or eleven,
and you are leaning towards
or you are interested in
becoming a tradesman, you can.
That's one of the few instances
where you actually can leave high school
and go study to be a tradesman.
Interesting.
So on one side,
staying at school were being required
because they learn more.
Maybe their parents
don't have the opportunity to look after them.
Maybe having them in school is better
for society because you don't have to worry about
young people doing nothing.
Or getting into trouble.
Getting into trouble, yeah.
On the other side, there are some children who are just not academic.
They want to do something that they enjoy
and they shouldn't be forced to do it.
What's your opinion?
Well,
as a teacher,
I would say that I think it's important for
a child to at least finish high school.
I think finishing high school gives that
students the best chance to be a successful adult,
and moving on into their adult life.
And also at eighteen,
I think you have a better grasp of reality.
And you might be able to make better decisions
about what you want to do.
If you're fifteen years old,
you're not,
maybe you're not really ready to decide,
I want to be an electrician.
I think that's a great supporting reason.
Yeah,
I said that's a great reason.
You're not ready to decide.
I'm not sure I agree with you.
I think I would say,
maybe fifteen or sixteen
is a better age for people to decide.
Some students are not academic.
Some students want to go and work.
So I would say that if there is a program
that allows fifteen-year-olds and sixteen-year-olds
to do something different,
not academic,
then that's a better choice for them.
And I would say that in the test.
Yeah, we have an idiom.
It's always difficult to stick a round peg into a square hole.
What am I saying here, Chris?
You can't fit everybody.
Everybody is not the same.
We can't impose the same rules on everybody.
I really enjoyed that.
Thank you very much.
Did you enjoy it?
Great,
What about you?
Oh, it is a fantastic analysis.
Great.
If you have any comments
that you want to leave in the comments section below,
we'd love to hear from you.
Write down some of your ideas,
you could maybe even write a practice answer for this particular question here.
What do you think about this?
Exactly.
Lovely to see you, thanks for joining us, and we will see you in the next session
where we're going to be talking about a new topic.