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You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Write about the following topic:


In many countries, schools have severe problems with student behaviour.
What do you think are the causes of this?
What solutions can you suggest?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your
own knowledge or experience.
You should write at least 250 words.
Answer
(This essay is written in a detailed manner. Students can be asked to
summarise it in 250 words. Common usages which can be studied
are given in italics. Alternative vocabulary is given in brackets.
Teachers can encourage students to pay special attention to these
words.)
Poor student behaviour is a major problem faced by schools across the globe
especially in the western world. This is due to (this can be attributed
to) certain sociological and psychological problems that are
encountered, while bringing up children. Both parents and teachers should
play a responsible role in tackling (handling, solving, dealing with) this
problem effectively.
Parents today have too many responsibilities, other than (apart
from) looking after the affairs of their families, which has resulted inchildren
getting less attention and care. Parents need to inculcate (instill) good
values in young children and discipline them at an early age, or else (if not)
it would result in disruptive (unruly) behaviour at home and in school. In
many instances, children are left alone in the company of television sets,
computer screens and toys, andconsequently, (as a consequence, as a
result) they fail to develop (lack) interpersonal skills and human values,
which they learn by interacting with their parents and siblings.
Furthermore, parents provide them with many material comforts, which can
sometimes (may) make them selfish and greedy. Children who come from
such family backgrounds (would) often create many problems for teachers
and their schoolmates. Parents should nevershy away from (shirk their
responsibility of) spending quality time with their children on a regular
basis, which would help them to monitor their childrens behaviour and give
suitable advice whenever there is a need.
Another reason for problematic behaviour among children is that teachers
lack effective training in dealing with children who have various behavioural
and psychological inadequacies (problems). Children, who come from

broken or problematic families, in order to ventilate their frustration, often


create problems in schools, which can only be tackled by trained teachers or
counsellors. Many teachers become defensive and show little tact when
children show suchbehavioural abnormalities. Erratic handling
of such problems can result in (lead to) aggravating the issue. I believe that
this problemcan be effectively addressed if parents and teachers are trained
in scientific ways of dealing with children. Schools should appoint specially
trained counsellors, who can assist teachers in dealing with problematic
children.
As mentioned above, both parents and teachers have a crucial role to play in
normalising the behaviour of children in schools. Scientific ways of handling
children with troublesome behaviour can go a long way in dealing with them
efficiently.

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