Read the essay:
Over the last ten years
there has been a rise the number of teens finishing their studies at age 16 or 17. Statistics indicate that they
are opting to leave school as early as possible, either because they are unable
or unwilling to take their education further. It is clear that this could have
a long-term impact on the skills, knowledge and qualifications of the general
workforce. It is therefore essential that governments find ways to reverse this
trend.
We need to begin by asking
why young people do not see college as a good option. A major factor is
certainly the cost. For many low-income families, course fees, materials and
equipment are simply unaffordable. Reducing fees would therefore enable many
more students to attend college. However, for the government to do this, it
would need to use a very large part of its total budget for education, year
after year.
It might be a more practical
solution to offer young people more flexibility in when and how they study. If
governments supported colleges developing online courses and blended learning programmes,
more young people could study at a time and place that was convenient to them.
Students with daytime jobs, for instance, could choose to do their coursework
and view workshops or online webinars in the evening or weekends.
Setting up these
kinds of programme would be expensive at first, but once the courses were
established, it would be a cost-effective approach. Now we have the technology,
we should use it to maximize educational opportunities for the young generation. Now reconstruct the text:
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Go to exercise 5 page 51 in the book. Read the instructions and write your essay using the link below:
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