Society should identify those children who have special talents and provide training for them at an early age to develop their talents.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the recommendation and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, describe specific circumstances in which adopting the recommendation would or would not be advantageous and explain how these examples shape your position.
Some children are granted naturally born talents. The prompt suggests that society should identify those children and provide training at an early age to develop their talents. In my opinion, I mostly disagree with this statement and argue that there are many disadvantages to placing such expectations on children and should be encouraged to choose and follow their own passions, for two reasons.
Some may argue that adopting the recommendation would be advantageous in ensuring a child utilizes the time in which learning is easily consolidated. It is well documented that brain plasticity is at its highest at the age of ten. For instance, given the plasticity of a child’s brain compared to an adult’s brain, children are capable of learning languages easier than adults. This example illustrates the benefits of providing training for children with special talents while they are young, as it will allow them to solidify their expertise while their ability to learn as at its peak.
However, there are many consequences that may arise if adult’s impose training on children, simply because they have a natural talent. While some children may develop a passion for their talents, it is not always the case. Some children, while naturally gifted in a particular skill, would rather train in an alternative skill. Take for instance, a child who has a special talent for running. While his parents perceive this as an omen for their child’s success in the Olympics, it is possible that the child is more interested in learning piano. This example illustrates one of the many disadvantages of forcing children to pursue their talents, as it may result in feelings of unhappiness and animosity towards their parents.
In addition, instilling a model of superiority in a given talent creates expectations. Studies have shown that expectations can create a sense of responsibility and distress when the individual cannot meet the expectations, leading to poor mental health. For instance, a child’s flexibility may be a sign for parents to train them in gymnastics. Such a competitive field requires many hours of training to successfully complete a complex routine. Children may feel pressured by their parents and coaches to complete a difficult routine. Consequently, if they are unable to do so then their sense of competence decreases. This example demonstrates one of the most detrimental outcomes of labeling a child’s skill as superior, as the pressure of meeting such expectations may damage their mental health.
In conclusion, while there may be few advantages to training children in their special talents, there are many disadvantages that may arise when imposing expectations on children. For these reasons, my opinion remains that children should not be trained in their special talents unless they are actually passionate.
Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 3, column 10, Rule ID: MASS_AGREEMENT[2]
Message: Possible agreement error - use third-person verb forms for singular and mass nouns: 'argues'.
Suggestion: argues
... passions, for two reasons. Some may argue that adopting the recommendation would ...
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Line 5, column 56, Rule ID: APOSTROPHE_PLURAL[1]
Message: Consider using the plural form here: 'adults'.
Suggestion: adults
...are many consequences that may arise if adult’s impose training on children, simply bec...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
actually, consequently, however, if, may, so, still, then, well, while, for instance, in addition, in conclusion, in my opinion
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 19.0 19.5258426966 97% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 17.0 12.4196629213 137% => OK
Conjunction : 7.0 14.8657303371 47% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 13.0 11.3162921348 115% => OK
Pronoun: 46.0 33.0505617978 139% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 51.0 58.6224719101 87% => OK
Nominalization: 7.0 12.9106741573 54% => More nominalizations (nouns with a suffix like: tion ment ence ance) wanted.
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2410.0 2235.4752809 108% => OK
No of words: 453.0 442.535393258 102% => OK
Chars per words: 5.32008830022 5.05705443957 105% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.61343653406 4.55969084622 101% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.97205347563 2.79657885939 106% => OK
Unique words: 219.0 215.323595506 102% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.483443708609 0.4932671777 98% => OK
syllable_count: 742.5 704.065955056 105% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.59117977528 101% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 8.0 6.24550561798 128% => OK
Article: 3.0 4.99550561798 60% => OK
Subordination: 8.0 3.10617977528 258% => Less adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 0.0 1.77640449438 0% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 4.38483146067 68% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 22.0 20.2370786517 109% => OK
Sentence length: 20.0 23.0359550562 87% => OK
Sentence length SD: 47.1876200672 60.3974514979 78% => OK
Chars per sentence: 109.545454545 118.986275619 92% => OK
Words per sentence: 20.5909090909 23.4991977007 88% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.77272727273 5.21951772744 111% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 2.0 7.80617977528 26% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 15.0 10.2758426966 146% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 5.13820224719 97% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 2.0 4.83258426966 41% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.300944570284 0.243740707755 123% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0958050584697 0.0831039109588 115% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0785698717591 0.0758088955206 104% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.188156606414 0.150359130593 125% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0540642228502 0.0667264976115 81% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 13.9 14.1392134831 98% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 51.18 48.8420337079 105% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.1 12.1743820225 91% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.58 12.1639044944 112% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.71 8.38706741573 104% => OK
difficult_words: 117.0 100.480337079 116% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 12.0 11.8971910112 101% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.0 11.2143820225 89% => OK
text_standard: 14.0 11.7820224719 119% => 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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