In this argument, the author writes to recommend The Mozart School of Music to all parents wishing their children to participate in music lessons. However, this presumably profit-driven argument is flawed in several ways.
Firstly, the author stated that this music school welcomes all children, regardless of their age, skill levels and their planned area of study, and such a wide range of offerings must be beneficial to every youngster. However, this is quite often not the case, since most children would be more inclined to interact and socialize with people of their own age and with similar abilities. Trying to integrate too many different aspects of music into one facility is difficult at the very least, and such a hodgepodge approach might confuse or alienate children. Small is beautiful, as the saying goes.
Secondly, the author purports that the many distinguished musicians in the faculty will surely increase the ability of this institution to teach music. This is a baseless assumption, since it depends on the fact that these musicians are not only intimately involved in the actual teaching of all pupils, which is unlikely, and also such exceptional expertise will put the children further ahead on the path to success. Most beginners would usually not need to interact with the best in the field to learn and improve their skills- careful mentoring and well-judged encouragements are often much more important.
Last but not least, the author claims the many successful musicians graduating from the school must be a proof of its success. But this more likely points to the fact that this is a sprawling facility with many students, as the first two arguments have shown. Anyway, most people will not reach the expert level no matter how hard they practised, and they know this. Some may just be trying to find a hobby.
In this argument, the
author
writes to recommend The Mozart School of
Music
to all parents wishing their
children
to participate in
music
lessons.
However
, this presumably profit-driven argument
is flawed
in several ways.
Firstly
, the
author
stated that this
music
school welcomes all
children
, regardless of their age,
skill
levels and their planned area of study, and such a wide range of offerings
must
be beneficial to every youngster.
However
, this is quite
often
not the case, since most
children
would be more inclined to interact and socialize with
people
of their
own
age and with similar abilities. Trying to integrate too
many
different
aspects of
music
into one facility is difficult at the
very
least, and such a hodgepodge approach might confuse or alienate
children
.
Small
is
beautiful
, as the saying goes.
Secondly
, the
author
purports that the
many
distinguished musicians in the faculty will
surely
increase the ability of this institution to teach
music
. This is a baseless assumption, since it depends on the fact that these musicians are not
only
intimately
involved in the actual teaching of all pupils, which is unlikely, and
also
such exceptional expertise will put the
children
further
ahead on the path to success. Most beginners would
usually
not need to interact with the best in the field to learn and
improve
their
skills
- careful mentoring and well-judged encouragements are
often
much more
important
.
Last
but
not least, the
author
claims the
many
successful musicians graduating from the school
must
be a proof of its success.
But
this more likely points to the fact that this is a sprawling facility with
many
students, as the
first
two arguments have shown. Anyway, most
people
will not reach the expert level no matter how
hard
they
practised
, and they know this.
Some
may
just
be trying to find a hobby.