http://www.bettertoeflscores.com MIchael Buckhoff, founder and materials writers for Better TOEFL Scores, reads, evaluates, and scores an essay from one of his online TOEFL iBT students:
Hi Michael,
Iam submitting an essay.please evaluate it whenever u have time.
Some people believe that university students should be required to attend classes. Others believe that going to classes should be optional for students. Which point of view do you agree with? Use specific reasons and details to explain your answer.
I believe that university students should be required to attend classes. However, classes are conducted through online, which make the students to learn the lessons from home at their own pace. Attending regular classes will help in maintaining a better relationship with the teacher, motivation, and effective learning of the subjects. Therefore, in my opinion, I think it is better to attend classes.
First, for better relationship with teacher, there should be regular contact between a teacher and a student. If we do not attend classes regularly, we lose the contact with a teacher. If the student has doubts in the subjects, teachers prefer to spend time after the class with the student. Therefore, that will definitely improve the relationship between teacher and a student. For example, my friends study through online and they are not able to communicate with the teacher. Because of lack of communication, the students lack proper guidance. This makes them difficulty in understanding of the subjects and scoring fewer grades.
Second, students need motivation to achieve their goals. Teachers and parents motivate them to be successful. Attending classes regularly motivate them by competing with other students in the class. If we attend classes once in awhile, we are not aware of the ability of other students. For example, there are about 60 students in my class. About 40 of them compete for an All India Examination for doing our post graduation with scholarship. Our teachers motivated us by conducting classes and tests on weekends which helped us to approach the exam in an easy way. We all diligently prepared for the exam. When I came to know one of my classmates was sleeping only for 2hrs in a day, I was motivated to work even harder. This motivation made me an All India Rank Holder and to pursue my post graduation in a reputed University.
Third, effective learning of the subjects helps us to settle in a good career. For effective learning, it is better to attend classes regularly. By attending classes regularly, not only we learn effectively, but also we learn to be punctual. For maintaining good attendance, we need to be punctual. Since, attendance also helps us to maintain good grades in the universities. For example, if attending classes are optional, we do not learn punctuality. To learn effectively, we need to be punctual to the classes. If we are late to a class, we lose the continuity in the subjects. This gives us a vague understanding of the subject.
In conclusion, though people prefer to attend classes optionally, it is better to attend classes regularly for good rapport with the teacher, be motivated and for settling in a good career.
thanks
sunitah"
