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COMPOSITION
CONTENT:
Argumentative: Day School is better than Boarding School
Study the article below:
Education is the foremost important aspect of any child’s life. Children who are privileged to have an education tend to be seen as smart and intelligent. Although, not everyone attended school, having an education, at least, to a certain stage, is key and no one can ever stop learning because we all are students of life.
This brings me to the reason for this piece. Some of us who have kids that are getting prepared for secondary school may be caught up on deciding which school to admit your child. It is no longer a new thing that one can always almost tell the difference between a day student and a boarder. There’s always that difference.
If you are still indecisive or undecided, here are a few benefits between the two types of school.
First, the day school:
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CO-EDUCATION:
Many day schools offer coeducation facilities and this is an important requirement in terms of today’s world. Interacting with the opposite sex in the early years will enable children to be comfortable in the presence of the opposite sex when they reach a stage where they might have to work alongside them in an official environment. Children who have not had this opportunity might be shy and uncomfortable when people from the opposite sex in the future. Most day schools encourage children to mingle with the opposite sex from their early years and this builds confidence and helps in the exchange of ideas between the sexes over the formative years. This is one of the most important functions performed by a day school. Although there may be a few boarding schools that offer coeducation, day schools outnumber the boarding schools doing this and coeducation in day schools is a much more accepted and existent structure in day schools.
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COST BENEFITS:
Day schools are a preferred option as they are much less expensive than a boarding school. Tuition fees in day schools are affordable. Most good quality day schools are relatively cheaper than boarding schools and this is another reason why parents opt for day schools over boarding schools. Day schools allow parents to admit students in private tuitions of their choice as well, in case their children need extra coaching. Most boarding schools in Nigeria have fees that are a bit exorbitant, and unless parents are willing to fund a new experience and style of education for their children, most average Nigerian parents prefer day schools.
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SUPERVISION:
Day schools are a better option for those parents who wish to have close supervision over their children. Day schools enable constant parent-teacher contact and this enables the parents to be able to monitor the progress of their children in terms of both academics and extra-curricular activities. This is also an important aspect of a day school. Parents can provide moral guidance if they are in constant contact with their children and this is possible only if the children at admitted in a day school.
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HECTIC LIFE AND CONVENIENCE:
If children are used to the comforts at home, then they might find it difficult to survive in a boarding school. Day schools enable the children to relax a bit more than boarding schools. In a boarding school, students are required to take part in many events and many students find it difficult to deal with this schedule. Parents will be better served to opt for a day school if their children have been brought up in a relaxed atmosphere.
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EMERGENCY:
In case of any sickness or injury, parents can be with their children immediately if they are admitted in a day school. Some children require parents to be constantly by their side, especially if something untoward happens.
The choice between a boarding school and a day school lies depends on a variety of factors and especially on the maturity level of the child involved. Whatever decision parents make, they need to stick to it- the kind of schooling a child receives and the experiences there eventually define the personality of the child.
Now, the boarding school:
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SMARTNESS:
This is probably the best reason to go to boarding school. In a public school the kids who want to learn frequently end up being social outcasts. Not so in boarding school. It’s cool to be smart in boarding school. It’s also very cool to learn.
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SMALL CLASSROOMS:
If you are in a day school with 30-40 students to a class, chances are that you will just be a number, unless you are very smart or very bad. You will probably get lots of attention either way. In a boarding school, on the other hand, classes typically are 10-15 students. You cannot hide in a class that small. You have to participate. You will get called upon for your response. You will never just be a number in a boarding school. Boarding schools, as a rule, are not very large. Yes, some, like Exeter has 1,000 students. But most have a student population in the 350-500 student range.
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RESPONSIBILITY:
Taking a lot of little steps towards maturity is one of the intangibles of going to boarding school. You have to learn to get along with others because it is a community. You learn to be responsible for your actions because you are bound by an honour or discipline code of some kind. The lessons in life learned in boarding school will lay a solid foundation for adulthood. You will see how boarding school has shaped them.
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WIDE KNOWLEDGE:
In a day school, you might read one or two Shakespearean plays in a year if you are lucky and it happens to be relevant to the test. In a boarding school, you will read three or four Shakespeare plays and study them in detail. Teaching to the test is virtually unheard of because boarding schools only have to be concerned with getting you into a college. As a result, the depth and breadth of the academic courses in most schools are remarkable. This applies to traditional and progressive high schools alike. This short video gives us a glimpse of the academic experience.
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LIVING ON THEIR OWN:
It’s never easy to leave the nest. But, doesn’t it make more sense to make the move a few years before college? Of course, it does. You will learn how to cope with life and all its many high and low points within a community of your peers who are going through the same things you are. All of this is happening under the watchful eye of your teachers who are mentors, not baby-sitters.
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GREAT TEACHERS:
Boarding schools traditionally hire teachers with degrees in their subjects. As well a large number of these experienced teachers have advanced degrees in their field. Typically all are passionate about their subject and love to teach it to young people. Because discipline is rarely a problem in boarding school, these talented teachers get to teach without having to be traffic cops or paper pushers like their public school counterparts.
There you have it. Between a boarding and day school, the former put the child at a more advantageous level and although a day school is more affordable, every child should be given the best education.
Feel free to either oppose or agree.
EVALUATION: Study the article above and map out cogent points as the basis for your argument.
LITERATURE: Use the recommended text on drama
Contrasting vowels /e/ and /ᴣ:/
CONTENT:
Word Contrast
/e/ /ᴣ:/
- ten turn
- germ gem
- bed bird
- learnt lent
EVALUATION: Give five other examples on each sound.
FUTURE TENSE: SIMPLE FUTURE
CONTENT:
No change occurs in the simple form of the verb in the expression of the future, but English has a few ways of indicating futurity.
- By using the modal auxiliary verbs ‘shall’ and ‘will’:
e.g. I shall travel soon.
You will see me again.
- By using the form ‘be going’ and ‘to’ infinitive:
Emeka is going to succeed
It is going to rain today
- By using the present progressive:
Adamu is leaving tomorrow
We are travelling next year.
EVALUATION: Write examples of each type of example
VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
Use of prefixes
Prefix Word Formation
il legal illegal
in discipline indiscipline
in formal informal
un fortunate unfortunate
in efficient inefficient
EVALUATION: Give twenty more examples
GENERAL EVALUATION:
- Construct five sentences each to illustrate the various uses of the verbs be, do, have.
- Construct five sentences each to illustrate the various uses of the verbs shall, will
WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT:
- Effective English. Page 215, Practice 4.
Support or oppose the motion, ‘Day School is better than Boarding School’.
In our next class, we will be talking about Composition: A Festival in My Village Vocabulary Development: Prefixes. We hope you enjoyed the class.
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