Persuasive Essay Example, Should We Have Longer Days at ELS?


                                             Should We Have Classes Until 5 PM?

                                                    By Nate Feldman 

The ELS language school in Philadelphia offers classes in English from 8:30 in the morning until 3:45 in the afternoon.  Recently, there has been talk by some people that ELS classes should be much longer, and they have suggested that the day should be extended until 5 PM (Background).  However, is this a good idea?  Should we really have classes an hour and fifteen minutes more than we do now?  In my opinion, we should keep the time as it is (Opinion).

The first reason we should keep the same time is because ELS days are already pretty long to begin with.  Students take six and a half hours of classes, which is much longer than many other programs.  If you add more time, it will just overwhelm the students and make them hate the program more.  

Another reason students shouldn’t stay too much longer is because it will waste their time in the USA.  Of course, they came to learn English, but they also came to do other things, such as see new places and meet new people.  Exploring the USA and making friends is just as important as being in class, and if students are in the class all day, they won’t see much of the country. 

Some people say that if you have longer days at school, you will gain more knowledge.  It is true that you will take more classes and thus learn things you wouldn’t if you went home earlier.  However, there is also a chance that you will learn nothing because your brain will be too tired.  Research has shown that there is a limit to the amount of  information a person's mind can absorb in one day.  So, with longer classes the bodies will be there, but the mind won’t, and students will learn nothing.

To conclude, ELS school days are long enough, so I don’t think longer days are necessary.  It will make students too tired, and they will learn nothing anyway.  So, keep the days as they are and encourage students to practice in their free time if they really wish to improve.  Thank you.  Goodbye.

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