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Some people think that computers and the internet are more important for a child’s education than going to school. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Band 5 answer

257 words
  • Task Response5
  • Lexical Resource5
  • Grammatical Range & Accuracy5
  • Coherence & Cohesion5

In todays technological world, there are thousands of websites, AI models and search engines with all kinds of information and the ability to perform all kinds of tasks which are ultimately accessible by kids. A child's education is the most important factor determining his upbringing and his future self. In the current times, a child can learn so many things through social media just scrolling through these softwares and are limited to none information since they can just search about things and are available to all kinds of information regarding that topic. Secondly a proper schooling system may be bound to limited knowladge since the books available might not be enough for something they are spcifically looking for. Lasty, the world has been more globalised now which allows children to learn about different cultures, religions and people, all just on their computer. However, internet is as dangerous as one can imagine because several types of videos and information which can have a negative impact on a child can be found easily for example: gore videos, adult content and any other type of nsfw data. Schools can never be replaced for any other models or system since its based on several fundamentals which are irreplacable. These inlcude civic sense teachings to children, basic respect teachings, punctuality since a fixed time for shooling systems are set and have to be regularly followed. Schools are essential for children's growth and it plays a parent like role in their development and its essential for both of their physical and mental growth.

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Across 1 graded answers on IELTSbiz, bands ranged from 5 to 5, with a median of Band 5. Each was marked on Task Response, Coherence & Cohesion, Lexical Resource and Grammatical Range & Accuracy.

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