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IELTS Sample Articles 4 1. Some people think that it is better for children to go to boarding schools, while others think that they should go to day schools and stay with their parents. Discuss these arguments and express your own opinion. There has been much disagreement over children’s education in recent years. One of the questions under debate is whether children benefit more from boarding schools or from going to day schools and staying with their parents after school. This issue is becoming a matter of concern for more and more people, especially for parents with only one child. Those who are against children going to boarding schools argue that such schools are usually much more costly than ordinary day schools. As a result, it tends to be children from rich families who attend them may gradually develop a sense of superiority towards those from other families, while the latter may feel resentful. We also have to take into account the fact that many families cannot afford to send their children to boarding schools. Again, children attending boarding schools have less time to communicate with their parents, which may eventually create a gap between them, and weaken family ties. On the other hand, the people who are in favor of children going to boarding schools point out that a boarding school is an ideal place for cultivating children’s independence, which they seldom learn from their parents at home. Children who have the experience of going to boarding schools tend to come up with their own solutions to problems they encounter instead of turning to their parents or other people for help. What’s more, these children usually show a more cooperative attitude towards others in case of team work than the little emperors’ in many one-child families. Finally, they are generally more used to competing with others and will find it easier to adapt to modern society, which is full of competition when they grow up. Weighing the pros and cons of these arguments, I’m i