Some people say that in all levels of education,from primary schools to universities, too much time is spent on learning facts and not enough on learning practical skills.Do you agree or disagree?

Education experts are often seen as criticising the contemporary education system. It is often said that educational institutions such as schools, colleges or even universities exert considerable efforts inculcating theoretical knowledge to the students with little or no focus on skill sets needed in practical life. In my opinion, I agree that the curriculums from junior level until the high school are more focussed on teaching facts and figures but the same is not true for higher education.

First of all, the syllabus at montessori, primary, elementary and high school level dates back to the time bookish knowledge was highly desirable in learners . Regrettably, Education Ministry and Board who are supposed to govern these matters, pay no attention to the timely revision of study materials and teaching methods at school level. As a result, the purpose of the first 12 years of education has become imparting a set pattern of book knowledge onto the minds of young ones. Clearly, due to lack of interest of regulatory bodies, teaching resources required to establish and nurture the skills of practical significance are often ignored at this level.

However, the purpose of tertiary education is to enrich students knowledge as well as prepare them well for a professional working environment. Therefore, courses offered by such institutions are hybrid in nature, having a blend of theoretical knowledge and its practical implications. Moreover, universities are not allowed to award degrees unless candidates write a thesis on real world scenario and complete a mandatory internship or apprenticeship in their field of study. Undoubtedly, university graduates are ready to enter the professional world.

Having discussed the matter in detail, I assert that education at junior level is more centered on gaining knowledge by memorising facts and figures; however, those who qualify from the tertiary schools are not only technically sound but have the necessary practical skills.

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Average: 8.9 (1 vote)
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
but, first, however, if, moreover, so, therefore, well, such as, as a result, as well as, first of all, in my opinion

Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 13.0 13.1623246493 99% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 0.0 7.85571142285 0% => OK
Conjunction : 13.0 10.4138276553 125% => OK
Relative clauses : 5.0 7.30460921844 68% => More relative clauses wanted.
Pronoun: 13.0 24.0651302605 54% => OK
Preposition: 43.0 41.998997996 102% => OK
Nominalization: 10.0 8.3376753507 120% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1696.0 1615.20841683 105% => OK
No of words: 309.0 315.596192385 98% => OK
Chars per words: 5.48867313916 5.12529762239 107% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.1926597562 4.20363070211 100% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.01669996321 2.80592935109 108% => OK
Unique words: 187.0 176.041082164 106% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.605177993528 0.561755894193 108% => OK
syllable_count: 544.5 506.74238477 107% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.8 1.60771543086 112% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 4.0 5.43587174349 74% => OK
Article: 3.0 2.52805611222 119% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 2.10420841683 48% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 0.809619238477 0% => OK
Preposition: 1.0 4.76152304609 21% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 12.0 16.0721442886 75% => Need more sentences. Double check the format of sentences, make sure there is a space between two sentences, or have enough periods. And also check the lengths of sentences, maybe they are too long.
Sentence length: 25.0 20.2975951904 123% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively long.
Sentence length SD: 53.3726417642 49.4020404114 108% => OK
Chars per sentence: 141.333333333 106.682146367 132% => OK
Words per sentence: 25.75 20.7667163134 124% => OK
Discourse Markers: 9.75 7.06120827912 138% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 5.01903807615 60% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 5.0 8.67935871743 58% => More positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 3.9879759519 125% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 2.0 3.4128256513 59% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.13067368587 0.244688304435 53% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0441768125439 0.084324248473 52% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0509078760337 0.0667982634062 76% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0816090143523 0.151304729494 54% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0406723891718 0.056905535591 71% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 17.3 13.0946893788 132% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 29.18 50.2224549098 58% => Flesch_reading_ease is low.
smog_index: 13.0 7.44779559118 175% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 15.4 11.3001002004 136% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.86 12.4159519038 120% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.99 8.58950901804 116% => OK
difficult_words: 100.0 78.4519038076 127% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 16.5 9.78957915832 169% => OK
gunning_fog: 12.0 10.1190380762 119% => OK
text_standard: 17.0 10.7795591182 158% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Rates: 89.8876404494 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 8.0 Out of 9
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