Some people believe that students of different ages should be taught in the same class. I certainly disagree with this idea as the learning capacity of students varies with age.
Older children have higher cognitive skills which make it possible for them to grasp advanced concepts relatively easily. For example, a ten year old can grasp things more easily than a five year old and hence if they are taught together neither will benefit. If the lessons are tweaked to suit the learning capacity of the younger students, the older students will gain nothing from attending the class. By contrast, if the lessons are designed for the seniors in the class, the juniors will not understand anything. In short, neither will benefit from this arrangement.
Another disadvantage of teaching students of different ages in the same class is that it will unnecessarily expose the juniors in the class to the bad habits of seniors. For example a survey in the UK revealed that 80% of young students are bullied by seniors and are forced to try drugs in schools. This peer pressure can push a child into various illegal activities which they will not commit if they are studying with students of their age.
To sum up, putting students of different ages in the same class is not a good idea, as it can affect a child’s learning skills and may also expose them to things that are not appropriate for their age. Hence, it is recommended that schools consider the age while enrolling students into different classes.
Some
people
believe that
students
of
different
ages
should
be taught
in the same
class
. I
certainly
disagree with this
idea
as the learning capacity of
students
varies with age.
Older children have higher cognitive
skills
which
make
it possible for them to grasp advanced concepts
relatively
easily
.
For example
, a
ten year
old
can grasp things more
easily
than a
five year
old
and
hence
if they
are taught
together neither will benefit. If the lessons
are tweaked
to suit the learning capacity of the younger
students
, the older
students
will gain nothing from attending the
class
. By contrast, if the lessons
are designed
for the seniors in the
class
, the juniors will not understand anything. In short, neither will benefit from this arrangement.
Another disadvantage of teaching
students
of
different
ages
in the same
class
is that it will
unnecessarily
expose the juniors in the
class
to the
bad
habits of seniors.
For example
a survey in the UK revealed that 80% of young
students
are bullied
by seniors and
are forced
to try drugs in schools. This peer pressure can push a child into various illegal activities which they will not commit if they are studying with
students
of their age.
To sum up, putting
students
of
different
ages
in the same
class
is not a
good
idea
, as it can affect a child’s learning
skills
and may
also
expose them to things that are not appropriate for their
age
.
Hence
, it
is recommended
that schools consider the
age
while enrolling
students
into
different
classes
.
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