Discussion Text 1

Giving Children Homework

There are a lot of discussion as to whether children should be given homework or not. Is it enough for children having time to study at school or needing additional time in home for study after school time?
Some people claim that children do enough work in school already. They also argue that children have their hobbies which they want to do after school, such as sport or music. A further point they make is that a lot of homeworks are pointless and does not help the children learn at all. However, there are also strong arguments against this point of view. Parents and teachers argue that it is important to find out whether children can work on their own without the support from the teacher. They say that the evening is a good time for children to sit down and think about what they have learned in school.
Furthermore they claim that the school day is too short to get anything done. It makes sense to send home tasks like independent reading or further writing task which do not need the teacher support.

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Comment:

I like homework but if homework is not given at a time, so I can do it perfectly. I also think that homework is a good idea and should be given every day, but only one question per subject per day. So indirectly it will force the students to continue learning without feeling burdened with homework and still have time to learn something else or doing activities they enjoy.

Ketikasekolah menjadi kebiasaan. . .

Ketika kita mendengar kata sekolah pasti yang pertama kaliakan muncul di benak kita adalah TUMPUKAN TUGAS, GURU GALAK, CERAMAH PANJANG,CATATAN TIADA AKHIR dan semua hal yang memberatkan, padahal di dalam bersekolahkita mendapatkan pengalaman-pengalaman yang sangat menyenangkan juga bahkanmendebarkan seperti BOLOS KELAS, TIDAK MENGERJAKAN PR, DIHUKUM RAME-RAME, TIDURSAAT PELAJARAN,MENDENGARKAN MP4 SAATPELAJARAN, MAKAN SAAT PELAJARAN, BUAT FORUM DI DALAM FORUM dan tentunya bagikebanyakan ramaja adalah soal ANTARHATI yang semua orang tau itu. Kalau dipikirlagi kesenangan yang kita dapatkan di sekolah jauh lebih banyak daripada bebanyang kita dapatkan, tapi sayangnya sebagian besar orang pasti lebih mengingatpengalaman buruk yang didapat daripada pengalaman baiknya. Apalagi bagisebagian besar orang sekolah itu adalah HAL BIASA yang harus dilakukan karenaorang lain juga melakukanya. Sebuah kebiasaan yang bisa disamakan dengan MAKAN.Kalau kita makan kita akan kenyang, kalau tidak makan kita akan lapar. Begitujuga dengan sekolah, kalau kita sekolah kita akan pandai, kalau tidak kita akanbodoh. Itu semua adalah pilihan, bukanya sesuatu yang WAJIB dilakukan apalagikalau hanya untuk IKUT-IKUTAN TEMAN. Karena kalau sekolah dianggap kebiasaan, halini justru akan menjadikan kita cepat bosan dengan sekolah karena aktifitasyang sama setiap harinya. Kalau kita sudah merasa bosan dapat dipastikan kitatidak akan melakukan hal apapun dengan sepenuh hati, dan itu SIA-SIA, TAKBERARTI, AND JUST WASTE OUR TIME.

Agar semua tidak berakhir sia-sia, kita harus tahu apa yangbenar-benar terbaik untuk kita dengan begitu kita akan lebih bijak dalammengabil keputusan. Kalaupun nantinya keputusan itu salah, setidaknya itu lebihbaik daripada kita tidak memutuskanya sama sekali. Lagipula kalau itu memangbenar-benar keputusan yang kita yakini akan menjadikan kesenangan pada dirikita, tidak mungkin kita hanya akan berdiam diri ketita keputusan yang kitapilih justru menyesatkan kita. Buatlah keputusan yang salah itu menjadikeputusan yang terbaik, keputusan yang akan menjadikan hidup kita lebih berartibagi diri kita dan orang lain.

“Tentukanlah apa yang kita anggap baik dan berjuanglah didalamnya.”

Dependent Clause

      A. Identify the clauses types

1.     I know the woman singing the song. (Adjective clause)   

2.     Was it raining when we went out? (Adverb clause) 

3.     I don’t know what was the subject of the discussion.(Noun clause)

4.     The students speaking English are from the science program. (adjective clause)

5.     Did anyone ask any questions when the bell rang? (Adverb clause) 

6.     I am just wondering why you keep silent. (Noun clause)

7.     You should not tell that story to whomever you wish. (Noun clause) 

8.     People say what goes up must come down. (Noun clause)

9.     Some guest invited to the party can’t come. (Adjective clause)

10. Why do you speak before you think it carefully? (Adverb clause)

B. Combine the following sentence  

11. The school will be innovated. The gate of the school is white.

· The school of which the gate  school is white will be innovated.

12. Is the man our English teacher? He rides on a silver Honda Jazz.

· Is the man who rides on a silver Honda Jazz our English teacher?

13.  I know the lady. A thief stole her purse yesterday.

· I know the lady whose purse A thief stole yesterday.

14. This test must be finished in 45 minutes. It is about clauses in English.

· This test which is about clauses must be finished in 45 minutes.

15. They are those naughty boys. We saw them running across the street.

· They are those naughty boys whom we saw running across the street.

16. Will the SSC try out be tested next week? You are going to have it.

· Will the SSC try out which you are going to have be tested next week.

17.  Those present are rejected by the post office. They are not wrapped properly.

· Those present which are not wrapped properly are rejected by the post office.

18.  The stubborn students are sent back home. Their school uniform is not batik.

· The stubborn students whose school uniform is not batik are sent back home.

19. Geometry seems a very dull subject. We know anything about it.

· Geometry whom we know anything about seems a very dull subject.

20. The headmaster deserves popularity. His life has been devoted to this school.

· The headmaster whose life has been devoted to this school deserves popularity.