SCHOOL IS BAD FOR CHILDREN?

OUTLINE

I. Introduction

- Background information:

o Schools have always been the best choice to nurture children,

enabling them to develop to their full potential, as stated by a majority of

parents

and experts. Every now and then people would more or less assume that
schools

are the gateway to life changing careers, the promising land that lend wings to

countless dreams. Considering schools’ crucial roles, are downsides of

schools exists?

- Thesis statement:

o Unfortunately, those supporting the importance of school may have

to take its dark sides into due consideration for the sake of students’ benefits.

II. Body

1. Point 01: BULLY IN SCHOOLS

- Topic sentence:

o In most cases, bullying can be defined as a silent signal towards

children, warning that school is, by no means, a safe place, a second home to

them.

- Claim:

o Bullying creates nightmares to numerous students, injecting a sense

of fear that envelops these children in as they acknowledge that there exists
no

absolute and ultimate shield protecting them from brutal bullies.

- Ground:

o Ironically, schools, illustrated as a safe environment to nurture children,

are nowhere near a place for sympathy. According to Nicolaides et al’s
findings (2002), most (98.6%) teachers, though feel responsible for
ceasing bully, are not ready to face bullying.

2. Point 02: CLASS SIZE AND ITS NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON CHILDREN

- Topic sentence:

o In academic perspective, schools are witnessing an ever growing

demand for education, followed by an indefinite increase in class size as
well as a seemingly degradation of students’ academic performances.

- Claim:

o Overcrowded classrooms often negatively affect children’s

academic outcomes, regarding the fact that teachers would not be able to
concentrate on each and every single individual.

- Ground:

o As stated by Earthman (2002), teachers are not available to assist

slow learners to keep pace with their peers. Obviously, there is no extra time
to spend on such children in a class with a large size. If teachers deliberately
exceed

the time for slow students, the rest of the class would then be neglected.

3. Counterargument: SCHOOL - THE ONLY WAY TO SUCCESS?

Counter argument:

o Schools are always the one and only place that lends wings to those

who wish for success in life.

Concession:

o To a certain extent, schools are of utmost suitability and necessity to

improve any individual’s living standard as well as motivate them to

successfully

climb the career ladder.

Refutation:

- Topic sentence:

o Home-schooling is going viral around the globe, proving itself as an

ideal alternative for institutional schools.

- Claim:

o Home-based education offers the same and even slightly better

opportunities for shaping children’s behaviors along with polishing their

gifted

abilities, both academically and socially.

- Ground:

o Numerous studies conducted in Washington State, the United States

and Canada, specifically by Ray (2010) provide results in which home

schooled children’s scores on standardized academic achievement tests
averagely range from 65 to 80 percentile in comparison with the 50 percentile
of those at

public school.

III. Conclusion

- Restatement of thesis.

- Summary of body paragraph

 Point 01: Bully in schools

 Point 02: Class size and its negative impacts on children

 Counterargument: School - the only way to success?

- Final self-reflection.
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Nicolaides, S., Toda, Y. and Smith, P. (2002). Knowledge and attitudes about
school bullying in trainee teachers. British Journal of Educational Psychology,
72(1), pp.105-118.

Loh Epri, M. (2016). A case study on the impact of large classes on student
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Ray, B. (2017). A Review of research on Homeschooling and what might

educators learn?. Pro-Posições, 28(2), 85-103.