Some people argue that schools should honor students who achieve the best academic performance; whereas others think that it is better to reward those who exhibit improvements. This essay will discuss both views and then state my opinion.
Some people argue that the schools should reward the top academic performers because this way it is fair and straightforward. First, it is fair because it is true to a large extent that a good result is a reflection of the amount of hard work that a student invests in studying. Second, academic exams usually have clear – cut answers and thus the results are normally bias – free, guaranteeing that fair rewards are given to the students. Furthermore, it is obvious that a healthy dose of competition for the top spots will encourage students to achieve collegiate excellence.
However, the healthy competition brewed by the result – based awarding system could go awry and lead to aggressive competition, involving wrongful tactics such as cheating in order to score high on exams. By contrast, complimenting pupils on the basis of their individual progress will eliminate this risk because the only person whom the student competes with is himself. Third, focusing on improvement, no matter how small it might be, allows a pupil to have higher self – esteem, which is critical to his future development.
In conclusion, I believe it is better to reward students based on their improvements and not on top academic performance. This is because it is easy for the healthy competition for the top spots to become an ugly, dishonest race. Furthermore, since the first step towards success is to believe that one can do it, it is imperative that schools encourage self-esteem in students by rewarding their achievements, no matter how small they may be.
Góp ý:
+ Bài viết nên chú ý thêm về việc sử dụng mạo từ a/an/the:
- Đối với danh từ đếm được: a / an + adj + noun (số ít). Do vậy, nếu sử dụng: tính từ cùng với danh từ đếm được ở dạng số ít, mà không dùng a/ an sẽ sai.
- Trong so sánh nhất, dùng mạo từ the. Tuy nhiên, trong cụm danh từ có sử dụng tính từ sở hữu (his,my,her,our) thì không được dùng the.
+ Cần lưu ý other/others:
- Other có vai trò là 1 tính từ, và theo sau luôn luôn là một danh từ.
- Others = other people/ other things/ other factors…, như vậy Others có thể làm chủ ngữ trong câu và đứng sau nó có thể là động từ.