Some people say History is one of the most important school subjects. Other people think that, in today’s world, subjects like science and technology are more important than history.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
People have different views on the value of subjects in school curriculum. While some believe that History plays a role of paramount importance, other assess that in modern times, it is eclipsed by subjects related to Science and Technology. This essay aims to weigh in both perspectives and present my personal account.
On one hand, there are sound reasons why studying about historical figures and events of the past is still relevant. Firstly, learning History can help nurture a wide range of moral values in students and influence their outlook on life. For example, through lessons about the war in Vietnam, teachers can inspire young learners with a sense of patriotism, valor and instill in their mind the value of peace so that they will learn not to support wars waged because of greed. Secondly, reflecting upon lifestyles of the past may also enable schoolgoers to systematically develop their own vision of a better life people should strive for. For instance, learning about the feudal system and notions of gender roles in the era may entice female students to understand and in the future, fight for a society where gender equality is a norm, not an exception.
On the other hand, it is true that subjects oriented towards science and technology bring about undeniable benefits. To begin with, such subjects teach and inspire learners to work methodically while still fostering their creativity and their sense of identity. A good example here is when students do Chemistry labs, although they are required to follow specific safety rules and certain sets of procedures, when it comes to proposing the explanation, they are allowed to suggest their own hypothesis, which will be carefully revised by all members of the class before the correct answer is given. In addition, as technology is now nigh-omnipresent, it is crucial that students acquire essential skills and knowledge about this field in order to function properly in the modern world. For instance, most secondary school students in Vietnam are taught how to use searching engines like Google to practice retrieving and filtering information while doing their assignments.
In conclusion, I am convinced that both History and Science and Technology are integral to the modern education as they play different, yet irreplaceable roles in shaping a modern citizen with specific qualities.
Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, first, firstly, if, look, may, second, secondly, so, still, while, for example, for instance, in addition, in conclusion, it is true, to begin with, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 14.0 13.1623246493 106% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 7.0 7.85571142285 89% => OK
Conjunction : 16.0 10.4138276553 154% => OK
Relative clauses : 10.0 7.30460921844 137% => OK
Pronoun: 25.0 24.0651302605 104% => OK
Preposition: 61.0 41.998997996 145% => OK
Nominalization: 13.0 8.3376753507 156% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1996.0 1615.20841683 124% => OK
No of words: 382.0 315.596192385 121% => OK
Chars per words: 5.22513089005 5.12529762239 102% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.42095241839 4.20363070211 105% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.76970773562 2.80592935109 99% => OK
Unique words: 228.0 176.041082164 130% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.596858638743 0.561755894193 106% => OK
syllable_count: 615.6 506.74238477 121% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.60771543086 100% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 6.0 5.43587174349 110% => OK
Article: 1.0 2.52805611222 40% => OK
Subordination: 4.0 2.10420841683 190% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 0.809619238477 124% => OK
Preposition: 6.0 4.76152304609 126% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 14.0 16.0721442886 87% => OK
Sentence length: 27.0 20.2975951904 133% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 67.1744606474 49.4020404114 136% => OK
Chars per sentence: 142.571428571 106.682146367 134% => OK
Words per sentence: 27.2857142857 20.7667163134 131% => OK
Discourse Markers: 12.2857142857 7.06120827912 174% => OK
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 : 1.0 3.9879759519 25% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 2.0 3.4128256513 59% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.139033889728 0.244688304435 57% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0530786144885 0.084324248473 63% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0498330300498 0.0667982634062 75% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0945421158981 0.151304729494 62% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0537128174755 0.056905535591 94% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 16.8 13.0946893788 128% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 44.07 50.2224549098 88% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.44779559118 118% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.8 11.3001002004 122% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.35 12.4159519038 108% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.77 8.58950901804 114% => OK
difficult_words: 116.0 78.4519038076 148% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.0 9.78957915832 82% => OK
gunning_fog: 12.8 10.1190380762 126% => OK
text_standard: 14.0 10.7795591182 130% => 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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