Education for Society or Personal Ambitions

Some people say that the purpose of education is to prepare individuals to be useful to society. Others say its purpose is to prepare individuals to achieve personal ambitions.

Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

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WhyThis is aDiscussion essay — it asks you to discuss two opposing views and give your own.

SoWe split the ideas intoFirst view(supports the first view)andSecond view(supports the second view).

First view

5 ideas

Second view

4 ideas

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Response 01

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Essay · 333 words · 4 paragraphs · 27 comments

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Response 01
Estimated band6.0/ 9

Overall assessment

The response covers both views and states a clear opinion, with a relevant national example supporting the first argument. However, ideas are sometimes expressed in vague or awkward phrasing, the second view is developed thinly, and grammatical errors recur throughout without seriously blocking meaning.

TR

Task Response

Both views are addressed with a clear personal position in the conclusion and one relevant example, but the second view is underdeveloped and the introduction is somewhat confused in focus.

6.0
CC

Coherence and Cohesion

Progression is broadly clear with paragraph-level organisation and linking devices, though some connectors are used mechanically or inappropriately and cohesion within paragraphs is uneven.

6.0
LR

Lexical Resource

There is adequate range of vocabulary for the topic, including attempts at less common items, but awkward collocations such as 'lays on the aim' and 'meaningless sense' reduce precision.

6.0
GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

A mix of simple and complex structures is attempted, but frequent errors in subject-verb agreement ('these issues emerges', 'people has') and article use persist, though meaning remains mostly recoverable.

6.0

What to work on next

Develop the second viewpoint with fuller explanation and concrete examples, and revise subject-verb agreement and awkward collocations throughout.

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