Many people have different views as to when children should start formal education. While some argue that children should learn as soon as possible, others contend that 7 seems to be the optimal age for formal schooling. Personally, I agree with the latter.
On the one hand, there are reasonable arguments for commencing formal learning at a young age. Firstly, this helps to shorten the learning journey of learners, leaving them more time to be better prepared for their future. If learning process were to be contracted, students would have more time in their hands to add more things to their skill set, be it computer skills or interpersonal capabilities. Moreover, it has been proved that the brain at their early years of development has the advantage of absorbing knowledge and learning new things faster than when it grow older. Therefore, the fact that a number of Vietnamese parents are eager to send their offspring to private pre-school classes can be seen as a way of taking such an advantage.
However, I believe that all formal schooling programmes should not be implemented until children reach the age of 7. From the ethical perspective, all children have the right to enjoy a childhood which is free from any pressures including financial burdens and school-related issues. In other words, their early years in life should only centre around family and leisure activities as they have almost a lifetime ahead to be stressed and worried about. On top of that, early schooling has been proved ineffective due to the intricate nature of knowledge that has to be imparted to children. As a result, informal forms of teaching through music and paintings seem to be the right way to go.
In conclusion, despite the advantages in terms of time and learning speed that early schooling brings to children, I believe that formal classes should start at the age of 7.
Many
people
have
different
views as to when
children
should
start
formal
education. While
some
argue that
children
should learn as
soon
as possible, others contend that 7 seems to be the optimal
age
for
formal
schooling
.
Personally
, I
agree
with the latter.
On the one hand, there are reasonable arguments for commencing
formal
learning
at a young
age
.
Firstly
, this
helps
to shorten the
learning
journey of learners, leaving them more time to be better prepared for their future. If
learning
process were to
be contracted
, students would have more time in their hands to
add
more things to their
skill
set, be it computer
skills
or interpersonal capabilities.
Moreover
, it has
been proved
that the brain at their
early
years of development has the advantage of absorbing knowledge and
learning
new things faster than when it
grow
older.
Therefore
, the fact that a number of Vietnamese parents are eager to
send
their offspring to private
pre-school
classes can be
seen
as a way of taking such an advantage.
However
, I believe that all
formal
schooling
programmes
should not
be implemented
until
children
reach the
age
of 7. From the ethical perspective, all
children
have the right to enjoy a childhood which is free from any pressures including financial burdens and school-related issues.
In other words
, their
early
years in life should
only
centre
around family and leisure activities as they have almost a lifetime ahead to be
stressed
and worried about.
On top of that
,
early
schooling
has
been proved
ineffective due to the intricate nature of knowledge that
has to
be imparted
to
children
.
As a result
, informal forms of teaching through music and paintings seem to be the right way to go.
In conclusion
, despite the advantages in terms of time and
learning
speed that
early
schooling
brings to
children
, I believe that
formal
classes should
start
at the
age
of 7.
7.5Linking words, meeting the goal of 7 or more
7.5Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
7.5Mistakes