Corporal Punishment: Opinion

Corporal Punishment is not a good idea

Physical punishment is a way of controlling children using fear

This does not promote trust between adults and children

Children who are punished physically may become shy or resentful

Corporal punishment creates an atmosphere of fear and anger

Single Sex Education: Advantages

Some people believe that male and female students should go to separate schools

This is often for religious or cultural reasons

Discipline problems might be avoided by separating boys and girls

Boys and girls may learn in different ways and have different needs

Student at single-sex schools often get better exam grades.

Single-sex Education: Disadvantages

Separating boys and girls is unnecessary

It is unhealthy in terms of children’s social development

Many coeducational schools are extremely successful

A mixed-sex environment is more representative of real life

Coeducational schools provide children with better social skills for adult life

Advantages of Streaming (grouping children according to ability)

Some schools separate students according to their academic ability

Teachers can work at the right speed for their students

Teachers can plan more suitable lessons

High-level groups may progress faster

Lower level groups can benefits from a slower pace

Some teachers and parents support streaming for these reasons

Disadvantages of Streaming

Grouping by ability may have a negative impact on students

Children do not want to be seen as less intelligent than others

Streaming could damage students’ self esteem

They may lose motivation

Students from wealthier families tend to be better prepared

Children from poorer families may receive less support from parents

Mixed ability classes encourage everyone to achieve their potential.

Advantages of a good teacher:

A great teacher is a good role model. The teacher should be warm, polite, caring and respects students. The teacher is a person whose knowledge helps me to develop as a personality. She is a highly skilled professional with high level of competence in the subject taught, educated, prepared and organized. Besides, the best teacher knows how to pass knowledge in the most effective way with the help of modern technology. She has the mastery of motivating everybody to learn. The teacher should have 3 essential (существенных) qualities:

background knowledge – жизненныйопыт

professional skills

personal qualities

A good teacher should:

speak clearly

establish a friendly relationship with students

have a lot of confidence in front of a large group

understand student’s individual needs

encourage students to be creative

keep tight control of a group of students

attend refresher courses regularly

a friendly and confident manner;

good planning and organisation skills;

the ability to work under pressure;

flexibility and an adaptable teaching style;

creative skills and ideas for planning practical and interesting lessons;

excellent spoken and written communication skills;

effectivelisteningskills;

sensitivity, toleranceandpatience

A good teacher is a person who finds individual approach to every pupil, taking care about the child’s adaptation in class, increasing one’s social status in class and making sure the children learn to take into account and respect the thoughts of other people.