■ Direction Read the question below. You have 30 minutes to plan, write, and revise your essay. Typically, an effective response will contain a minimum of 300 words. ■ Question Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Use specific reason and examples to support your answer |
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▶ Topic : Students should not be exposed to techers' opinions on social and political issues in class. |
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▶ Your Answer : Some people might think that it is acceptable that teachers express their social and political opinions in class. However, I believe that being exposed to such personal viewpoints, students can be affected which is not good for the two subsequent reasons. First, teachers' opinions can dominate those of students and mislead them. Second, it is not involved in teachers' primary responsibility.
To begin with, at school, students are in the setting where they can be easily affected. The opinions of teachers can be significantly influential for they are considered to be in the position of conveying knowledge. When used for expressing personal thoughts on such sensitive and controversial issues, their authorities can have negative impact on students. For instance, studies conducted by the Center for Science in Education and Student Health have illustrated this point. Fellow students ranked first with a slight difference, followed by teachers, when students were asked by whom they believe the are affected the most at school. This shows that teachers' opinions play an important role in the classroom.
On top of that, it's teachers' job to focus on teaching academic subjects, not to deviate students' interest from that. I think it is simply not necessary for teachers to explain their thoughts on something aside from school subjects. For example, when I was in high school, my teacher was very cautious about not to express her personal viewpoint on a specific political issue, which was one of major news at the time. She rather tried to stay focused on and prioritized teaching us curriculum-related knowledge. The whole class appreciated the effort the teacher had put in, because it would have caused confusion among students, who were already so overwhelmed with their study.
In conclusion, teachers showing their social and political view can have adverse influence over students, which is highly inessential given that their principal job is to teach academic subjects. In this regard, I feel that teachers should not reveal their personal thoughts on such issues.
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