Formal education tends to restrain our minds and spirits rather than set them free.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.
Formal education are building blocks for every individual to understand in a logical way as it develops a eclectic understanding and critical reasoning. The prompt asserts that formal education qualifies our minds and spirits rather than independent thinking and understanding. I mostly disagree with the authors assertion , however, i do concede that formal education to some extent restricts our minds and spirits.
First of all, formal education builds a foundation for every child to perceive the world in a rational way. He/she can reasonably and logically deduce or infer the basic simple activities which ultimately are units of some complex activities. For instance, a formally educated man can understand the laws of nature and has a basic understanding of science which enables him to logically derive any particular thing he desires. Whereas, a individual have not received formal education may not be open in every cases.
Secondly, formal education , apart from setting individuals minds and spirits free, has certain realm which precludes the individuals to think irrationally. However, a individual who is not formally educated is not well aware about the limits and restrictions. So, he/she can have a completely peculiar thought process and can perceive a phenomenon in a different basis than a formally educated individual. For instance, a farmer who is not formally educated can have a different approach to cultivation of crops than a crop scientist. A educated crop scientist bases his knowledge and restricts himself in the realms set by the formal education gained. But, a farmer seasoned by experience can deduce a alternative based on past experiences and can sometimes develop a scientifically superior technique.
Thirdly, formal education limits a individual by several rules developed in due course of time. The laws of nature and science derived throughout history precludes a individual to contradict it completely leading the individual to a already set path and leaving a small loopholes which are too difficult to locate out. These principles and laws does not let a formally educated individual to deviate and think on a different perspective. For instance, a physicist can not base his experiments against the laws of gravity or quantum physics, which are building blocks of modern physics. So, these type of several instances can be located on which formal education restricts a individual reasoning on limited themes.
In conclusion, summing up the instances presented above and the way formal education creates and paves a path for setting our minds and spirits free, i mostly disagree with the authors assertion that formal education has a innate tendency to restrain our minds and spirits.
Comments
Essay evaluations by e-grader
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 73, Rule ID: IN_A_X_MANNER[1]
Message: Consider replacing "in a logical way" with adverb for "logical"; eg, "in a hasty manner" with "hastily".
...ocks for every individual to understand in a logical way as it develops a eclectic understanding...
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Message: Use 'an' instead of 'a' if the following word starts with a vowel sound, e.g. 'an article', 'an hour'
Suggestion: an
...erstand in a logical way as it develops a eclectic understanding and critical rea...
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Line 1, column 306, Rule ID: POSSESIVE_APOSTROPHE[2]
Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'authors'' or 'author's'?
Suggestion: authors'; author's
...derstanding. I mostly disagree with the authors assertion , however, i do concede that ...
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Line 1, column 323, Rule ID: COMMA_PARENTHESIS_WHITESPACE
Message: Put a space after the comma, but not before the comma
Suggestion: ,
...stly disagree with the authors assertion , however, i do concede that formal educa...
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Message: Did you mean 'I'?
Suggestion: I
...e with the authors assertion , however, i do concede that formal education to som...
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Line 2, column 90, Rule ID: IN_A_X_MANNER[1]
Message: Consider replacing "in a rational way" with adverb for "rational"; eg, "in a hasty manner" with "hastily".
...n for every child to perceive the world in a rational way. He/she can reasonably and logically de...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Line 2, column 427, Rule ID: SENTENCE_FRAGMENT[1]
Message: “Whereas” at the beginning of a sentence requires a 2nd clause. Maybe a comma, question or exclamation mark is missing, or the sentence is incomplete and should be joined with the following sentence.
...derive any particular thing he desires. Whereas, a individual have not received formal ...
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Message: Use 'an' instead of 'a' if the following word starts with a vowel sound, e.g. 'an article', 'an hour'
Suggestion: an
...y particular thing he desires. Whereas, a individual have not received formal edu...
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Message: Put a space after the comma, but not before the comma
Suggestion: ,
...every cases. Secondly, formal education , apart from setting individuals minds an...
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Message: Use 'an' instead of 'a' if the following word starts with a vowel sound, e.g. 'an article', 'an hour'
Suggestion: an
...viduals to think irrationally. However, a individual who is not formally educated...
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Line 3, column 536, Rule ID: EN_A_VS_AN
Message: Use 'An' instead of 'A' if the following word starts with a vowel sound, e.g. 'an article', 'an hour'
Suggestion: An
...ivation of crops than a crop scientist. A educated crop scientist bases his knowl...
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Line 3, column 702, Rule ID: EN_A_VS_AN
Message: Use 'an' instead of 'a' if the following word starts with a vowel sound, e.g. 'an article', 'an hour'
Suggestion: an
...armer seasoned by experience can deduce a alternative based on past experiences a...
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Line 3, column 725, Rule ID: PAST_EXPERIENCE_MEMORY[1]
Message: Use simply 'experiences'.
Suggestion: experiences
...ience can deduce a alternative based on past experiences and can sometimes develop a scientifica...
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Message: Use 'an' instead of 'a' if the following word starts with a vowel sound, e.g. 'an article', 'an hour'
Suggestion: an
...ique. Thirdly, formal education limits a individual by several rules developed i...
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Message: Use 'an' instead of 'a' if the following word starts with a vowel sound, e.g. 'an article', 'an hour'
Suggestion: an
...ce derived throughout history precludes a individual to contradict it completely ...
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Message: Use 'an' instead of 'a' if the following word starts with a vowel sound, e.g. 'an article', 'an hour'
Suggestion: an
...it completely leading the individual to a already set path and leaving a small lo...
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Line 4, column 270, Rule ID: A_PLURAL[2]
Message: Don't use indefinite articles with plural words. Did you mean 'loophole'?
Suggestion: loophole
... a already set path and leaving a small loopholes which are too difficult to locate out. ...
^^^^^^^^^
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Message: Use 'an' instead of 'a' if the following word starts with a vowel sound, e.g. 'an article', 'an hour'
Suggestion: an
...ted on which formal education restricts a individual reasoning on limited themes....
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Line 5, column 178, Rule ID: POSSESIVE_APOSTROPHE[1]
Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'authors'' or 'author's'?
Suggestion: authors'; author's
...pirits free, i mostly disagree with the authors assertion that formal education has a i...
^^^^^^^
Line 5, column 222, Rule ID: EN_A_VS_AN
Message: Use 'an' instead of 'a' if the following word starts with a vowel sound, e.g. 'an article', 'an hour'
Suggestion: an
...ors assertion that formal education has a innate tendency to restrain our minds a...
^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, first, however, if, may, second, secondly, so, third, thirdly, well, whereas, apart from, for instance, in conclusion, first of all
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 9.0 19.5258426966 46% => More to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 10.0 12.4196629213 81% => OK
Conjunction : 21.0 14.8657303371 141% => OK
Relative clauses : 11.0 11.3162921348 97% => OK
Pronoun: 23.0 33.0505617978 70% => OK
Preposition: 45.0 58.6224719101 77% => OK
Nominalization: 21.0 12.9106741573 163% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2304.0 2235.4752809 103% => OK
No of words: 429.0 442.535393258 97% => OK
Chars per words: 5.37062937063 5.05705443957 106% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.55107846309 4.55969084622 100% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.00690326777 2.79657885939 108% => OK
Unique words: 205.0 215.323595506 95% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.477855477855 0.4932671777 97% => OK
syllable_count: 747.0 704.065955056 106% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.59117977528 107% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 7.0 6.24550561798 112% => OK
Article: 9.0 4.99550561798 180% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 3.10617977528 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 0.0 1.77640449438 0% => OK
Preposition: 2.0 4.38483146067 46% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 19.0 20.2370786517 94% => OK
Sentence length: 22.0 23.0359550562 96% => OK
Sentence length SD: 43.2244672684 60.3974514979 72% => OK
Chars per sentence: 121.263157895 118.986275619 102% => OK
Words per sentence: 22.5789473684 23.4991977007 96% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.15789473684 5.21951772744 137% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 20.0 7.80617977528 256% => Less language errors wanted.
Sentences with positive sentiment : 5.0 10.2758426966 49% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 6.0 5.13820224719 117% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 8.0 4.83258426966 166% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.250823302454 0.243740707755 103% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0930875162378 0.0831039109588 112% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0560591087682 0.0758088955206 74% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.173099448639 0.150359130593 115% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0504307492927 0.0667264976115 76% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.2 14.1392134831 108% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 40.69 48.8420337079 83% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.92365168539 141% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.1 12.1743820225 108% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.16 12.1639044944 116% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.81 8.38706741573 105% => OK
difficult_words: 111.0 100.480337079 110% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 12.5 11.8971910112 105% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.8 11.2143820225 96% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 11.7820224719 93% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 66.67 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.0 Out of 6
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Note: the e-grader does NOT examine the meaning of words and ideas. VIP users will receive further evaluations by advanced module of e-grader and human graders.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 73, Rule ID: IN_A_X_MANNER[1]
Message: Consider replacing "in a logical way" with adverb for "logical"; eg, "in a hasty manner" with "hastily".
...ocks for every individual to understand in a logical way as it develops a eclectic understanding...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Line 1, column 105, Rule ID: EN_A_VS_AN
Message: Use 'an' instead of 'a' if the following word starts with a vowel sound, e.g. 'an article', 'an hour'
Suggestion: an
...erstand in a logical way as it develops a eclectic understanding and critical rea...
^
Line 1, column 306, Rule ID: POSSESIVE_APOSTROPHE[2]
Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'authors'' or 'author's'?
Suggestion: authors'; author's
...derstanding. I mostly disagree with the authors assertion , however, i do concede that ...
^^^^^^^
Line 1, column 323, Rule ID: COMMA_PARENTHESIS_WHITESPACE
Message: Put a space after the comma, but not before the comma
Suggestion: ,
...stly disagree with the authors assertion , however, i do concede that formal educa...
^^
Line 1, column 335, Rule ID: I_LOWERCASE[2]
Message: Did you mean 'I'?
Suggestion: I
...e with the authors assertion , however, i do concede that formal education to som...
^
Line 2, column 90, Rule ID: IN_A_X_MANNER[1]
Message: Consider replacing "in a rational way" with adverb for "rational"; eg, "in a hasty manner" with "hastily".
...n for every child to perceive the world in a rational way. He/she can reasonably and logically de...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Line 2, column 427, Rule ID: SENTENCE_FRAGMENT[1]
Message: “Whereas” at the beginning of a sentence requires a 2nd clause. Maybe a comma, question or exclamation mark is missing, or the sentence is incomplete and should be joined with the following sentence.
...derive any particular thing he desires. Whereas, a individual have not received formal ...
^^^^^^^
Line 2, column 436, Rule ID: EN_A_VS_AN
Message: Use 'an' instead of 'a' if the following word starts with a vowel sound, e.g. 'an article', 'an hour'
Suggestion: an
...y particular thing he desires. Whereas, a individual have not received formal edu...
^
Line 3, column 27, Rule ID: COMMA_PARENTHESIS_WHITESPACE
Message: Put a space after the comma, but not before the comma
Suggestion: ,
...every cases. Secondly, formal education , apart from setting individuals minds an...
^^
Line 3, column 166, Rule ID: EN_A_VS_AN
Message: Use 'an' instead of 'a' if the following word starts with a vowel sound, e.g. 'an article', 'an hour'
Suggestion: an
...viduals to think irrationally. However, a individual who is not formally educated...
^
Line 3, column 536, Rule ID: EN_A_VS_AN
Message: Use 'An' instead of 'A' if the following word starts with a vowel sound, e.g. 'an article', 'an hour'
Suggestion: An
...ivation of crops than a crop scientist. A educated crop scientist bases his knowl...
^
Line 3, column 702, Rule ID: EN_A_VS_AN
Message: Use 'an' instead of 'a' if the following word starts with a vowel sound, e.g. 'an article', 'an hour'
Suggestion: an
...armer seasoned by experience can deduce a alternative based on past experiences a...
^
Line 3, column 725, Rule ID: PAST_EXPERIENCE_MEMORY[1]
Message: Use simply 'experiences'.
Suggestion: experiences
...ience can deduce a alternative based on past experiences and can sometimes develop a scientifica...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Line 4, column 34, Rule ID: EN_A_VS_AN
Message: Use 'an' instead of 'a' if the following word starts with a vowel sound, e.g. 'an article', 'an hour'
Suggestion: an
...ique. Thirdly, formal education limits a individual by several rules developed i...
^
Line 4, column 164, Rule ID: EN_A_VS_AN
Message: Use 'an' instead of 'a' if the following word starts with a vowel sound, e.g. 'an article', 'an hour'
Suggestion: an
...ce derived throughout history precludes a individual to contradict it completely ...
^
Line 4, column 231, Rule ID: EN_A_VS_AN
Message: Use 'an' instead of 'a' if the following word starts with a vowel sound, e.g. 'an article', 'an hour'
Suggestion: an
...it completely leading the individual to a already set path and leaving a small lo...
^
Line 4, column 270, Rule ID: A_PLURAL[2]
Message: Don't use indefinite articles with plural words. Did you mean 'loophole'?
Suggestion: loophole
... a already set path and leaving a small loopholes which are too difficult to locate out. ...
^^^^^^^^^
Line 4, column 673, Rule ID: EN_A_VS_AN
Message: Use 'an' instead of 'a' if the following word starts with a vowel sound, e.g. 'an article', 'an hour'
Suggestion: an
...ted on which formal education restricts a individual reasoning on limited themes....
^
Line 5, column 178, Rule ID: POSSESIVE_APOSTROPHE[1]
Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'authors'' or 'author's'?
Suggestion: authors'; author's
...pirits free, i mostly disagree with the authors assertion that formal education has a i...
^^^^^^^
Line 5, column 222, Rule ID: EN_A_VS_AN
Message: Use 'an' instead of 'a' if the following word starts with a vowel sound, e.g. 'an article', 'an hour'
Suggestion: an
...ors assertion that formal education has a innate tendency to restrain our minds a...
^
Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, first, however, if, may, second, secondly, so, third, thirdly, well, whereas, apart from, for instance, in conclusion, first of all
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 9.0 19.5258426966 46% => More to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 10.0 12.4196629213 81% => OK
Conjunction : 21.0 14.8657303371 141% => OK
Relative clauses : 11.0 11.3162921348 97% => OK
Pronoun: 23.0 33.0505617978 70% => OK
Preposition: 45.0 58.6224719101 77% => OK
Nominalization: 21.0 12.9106741573 163% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2304.0 2235.4752809 103% => OK
No of words: 429.0 442.535393258 97% => OK
Chars per words: 5.37062937063 5.05705443957 106% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.55107846309 4.55969084622 100% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.00690326777 2.79657885939 108% => OK
Unique words: 205.0 215.323595506 95% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.477855477855 0.4932671777 97% => OK
syllable_count: 747.0 704.065955056 106% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.59117977528 107% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 7.0 6.24550561798 112% => OK
Article: 9.0 4.99550561798 180% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 3.10617977528 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 0.0 1.77640449438 0% => OK
Preposition: 2.0 4.38483146067 46% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 19.0 20.2370786517 94% => OK
Sentence length: 22.0 23.0359550562 96% => OK
Sentence length SD: 43.2244672684 60.3974514979 72% => OK
Chars per sentence: 121.263157895 118.986275619 102% => OK
Words per sentence: 22.5789473684 23.4991977007 96% => OK
Discourse Markers: 7.15789473684 5.21951772744 137% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 20.0 7.80617977528 256% => Less language errors wanted.
Sentences with positive sentiment : 5.0 10.2758426966 49% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 6.0 5.13820224719 117% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 8.0 4.83258426966 166% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.250823302454 0.243740707755 103% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0930875162378 0.0831039109588 112% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0560591087682 0.0758088955206 74% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.173099448639 0.150359130593 115% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0504307492927 0.0667264976115 76% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.2 14.1392134831 108% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 40.69 48.8420337079 83% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.92365168539 141% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.1 12.1743820225 108% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.16 12.1639044944 116% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.81 8.38706741573 105% => OK
difficult_words: 111.0 100.480337079 110% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 12.5 11.8971910112 105% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.8 11.2143820225 96% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 11.7820224719 93% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 66.67 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 4.0 Out of 6
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Note: the e-grader does NOT examine the meaning of words and ideas. VIP users will receive further evaluations by advanced module of e-grader and human graders.