Children should never be educated at home by their parents. Do you agree or disagree? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for young people who decide to do this.
Although home schooling is an unpopular option among most parents, it has, nevertheless, managed to survive beside the traditional school system. As such, despite being subject to criticisms from academics in relation to its negative effects on the children’s development and the parents’ wellbeing, some merits can be attributed to this teaching method.
First of all, scientific research has proved that students receiving regular parental support to complete their homework perform better than those who do not. Thus, home schooling is likely to accentuate this positive benefit. This can be...
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Sentence: First of all, scientific research has proved that students receiving regular parental support to complete their homework perform better than those who do not.
Description: The fragment homework perform better is rare
Suggestion: Possible agreement error: Replace perform with verb, past tense
Sentence: Indeed, these youngsters often possess a short friends list and may lack team work skills from solely completing individual school assignments.
Description: A noun, plural, common is not usually followed by a noun, singular, common
Suggestion: Refer to friends and list
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Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.044 0.07 ('Moreover' is for 'However' or for 'First of all' ?)
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No. of Spelling Errors: 0 2
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Fourth Root of Number of Words: 4.193 4.7
Average Word Length: 5.35 4.6
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