[Juan P] Writing Practice Test 770582

The graph describes the amount of medals earned by several countries during the Olympic games. Overall, it is evident that one country has won many more medals than the remaining nations. Additionally, 9 out of 12 countries are European countries.

The United States is the leading nation, accumulating around 2.400 medals. Among this number, the figure shows that the country has earned almost 1000 gold medals, followed by 600 silver medals, and 500 bronze medals. The second country presented in the graph is the Soviet Union, although it is not clear if the aforementioned nation also includes medals won by Russia and the Russian Olympic Committee. In sum, the Soviet Union accumulates a total number of 1000 medals, 400 of which are gold medals, followed by 250 silver and bronze medals.

The remaining countries of the graph are still far from the United States and the Soviet Union. Together, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany add up a total number of 1800 medals. Let's bear in mind that only the United States has earned a greater number of medals than these three countries together.

Nowadays, schools around the world are exploring new pedagogical methodologies. Traditionally, schools have used homeworks as a pivotal tool to support children´s education. However, in the past few years, some schools have piloted a homework-free approach. I believe that homework-based schools provide a more nurturing and effective education compared with homework-free schools.

Having homework most of the days helps children to develop their discipline. They might be interested in other activities like seeing friends or playing video games. However, children must learn to prioritize their homework over other activities, which promotes discipline. Similarly, if they want to do things different than their homework, children need to plan and adjust their time, thus learning valuable skills such as time-management. Both skills, discipline and time-management, will help children to perform better later in life. Additionally, it is reasonable to think that children who do their homework will be exposed to study topics for a longer period of time, thus deepening their learning experience. Therefore, they will be more knowledgeable in the future. Finally, one can expect that children who do their homework will be used to working for longer periods of time, which will be helpful during their transition to university and the working life.

On the other hand, homework-free schools also have advantages. These children will have more time at home to explore their own interests and hobbies. They could learn skills not typically taught at school like photography or singing. Since most children dislike homework, one could also hypothetize that children attending a homework-free school would be happier. Finally, one can expect that these children would be less stresssed.

To conclude, homework-based schools have more advantages for children than homework-free schools. Therefore, homeworks are still an important tool to improve the learning experience of children around the world.