Logical Reasoning

PT135 · S4 · Q4 Gaby: In school, children should

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Gaby: In school, children should be allowed fully to follow their own interests, supported by experienced teachers who offer minimal guidance.

Gaby's Claims

1. In school, kids should be allowed to fully follow their own interests while being supported by experienced teachers offering minimal guidance.

2. Fully following their own interests (with hands-off support) enables them to be the most successful in their adult lives.

Logan's Responses

1. Is he arguing, ?

Yes, it seems like he arguing that, since he's saying we should instead of disciplined, systematic instruction. That's the logical opposite of students following their own path with minimal guidance.

2. Is he arguing, ?

Not really; he never gets into whether his suggested method yields most successful adults. He thinks certain fundamental knowledge is necessary for success, but he's not ranking what method enables most success.

Evaluate

It looks like the disagreement comes down to the "should" statements about how we teach children.

Gaby thinks we should let the kids decide their own path with minimal guidance from teachers, while Logan thinks we should have teachers heavily guiding kids with disciplined, systematic instruction.

4.

Gaby's and Logan's comments provide most support for the claim that they disagree about

  1. the way in which schoolchildren

    Half Scope

    Logan says that schoolchildren best acquire fundamental knowledge through disciplined, systematic instruction, but Gaby does not address fundamental knowledge.

    10% picked this

  2. Correct

    the extent to which teachers

    Why this is right

    Gaby prefers that children have less direction from teachers than Logan prefers.

    Skill tested: Agree/Disagree · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

    86% picked this

  3. the importance of having qualified

    Both Agree

    Both Gaby and Logan agree with this statement.

    2% picked this

  4. the sort of school environment

    Out of Scope

    Neither Gaby nor Logan address children’s creativity.

    2% picked this

  5. the extent to which schoolchildren

    Out of Scope

    Neither Gaby nor Logan address schoolchildren’s interest in fundamental academic subjects.

    1% picked this

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