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 the age of 15 typically has two approaches. One entails a narrower syllabus for early specialisation while the other employs a diverse range of subjects. Each approach has its validity, which will be elaborated on in the following essay.
Studying fewer subjects and some more in-depth allows for greater focus. The correlation between increased time spent in one domain and higher levels of proficiency in the said area has been proven by research into the impact of repeated training on elite performers. Real-life illustrations for this include young Olympic medalists such as Tom Daley, whose early commitment to intense athletic training led them to victory in tournaments and competitions. The advantage of mastery over a field is further compounded by the benefit of reduced exam-oriented pressure. With fewer tests to prepare for, students can focus on making progress in their area of interest.
However, there are compelling arguments in favor of a broader curriculum. While learning obviously useful subjects such as Mathematics and Science equip learners with logical thinking and practical skills, taking up an instrument or attending art classes facilitate other developments. These seemingly less significant subjects not only improve physical coordination but also nurture creativity and help with emotional regulations. Another crucial point is that early specialisation is only effective provided that young students have a good sense of identity. A more varied syllabus cater for a wider range of learners and allow them to explore different options, which in the long term fosters more open-minded individuals.
Considering both approaches, despite the undeniable benefits of a more concentrated curriculum, I believe learning multitude of subjects is more advantageous, furnishing future citizens with a more diverse skill set and a more flexible mindset.
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, however, if, so, while, as to, such as
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 7.0 13.1623246493 53% => More to be verbs wanted.
Auxiliary verbs: 2.0 7.85571142285 25% => OK
Conjunction : 10.0 10.4138276553 96% => OK
Relative clauses : 5.0 7.30460921844 68% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 9.0 24.0651302605 37% => OK
Preposition: 40.0 41.998997996 95% => OK
Nominalization: 8.0 8.3376753507 96% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1628.0 1615.20841683 101% => OK
No of words: 288.0 315.596192385 91% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.65277777778 5.12529762239 110% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.11953428781 4.20363070211 98% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.06349190286 2.80592935109 109% => OK
Unique words: 196.0 176.041082164 111% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.680555555556 0.561755894193 121% => OK
syllable_count: 517.5 506.74238477 102% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.8 1.60771543086 112% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 2.0 5.43587174349 37% => OK
Article: 3.0 2.52805611222 119% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 2.10420841683 48% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 0.809619238477 0% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 4.76152304609 63% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 14.0 16.0721442886 87% => OK
Sentence length: 20.0 20.2975951904 99% => OK
Sentence length SD: 54.9972169982 49.4020404114 111% => OK
Chars per sentence: 116.285714286 106.682146367 109% => OK
Words per sentence: 20.5714285714 20.7667163134 99% => OK
Discourse Markers: 3.5 7.06120827912 50% => More transition words/phrases wanted.
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 5.01903807615 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 11.0 8.67935871743 127% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 0.0 3.9879759519 0% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 3.0 3.4128256513 88% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.159688171691 0.244688304435 65% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0531611249766 0.084324248473 63% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.058455887058 0.0667982634062 88% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0917836051194 0.151304729494 61% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.050453982381 0.056905535591 89% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 15.5 13.0946893788 118% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 34.26 50.2224549098 68% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.44779559118 150% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.5 11.3001002004 119% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 15.49 12.4159519038 125% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 10.71 8.58950901804 125% => OK
difficult_words: 111.0 78.4519038076 141% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.5 9.78957915832 87% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.0 10.1190380762 99% => OK
text_standard: 16.0 10.7795591182 148% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 84.2696629213 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 7.5 Out of 9
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