GRE AWA MODEL ESSAYS ——Issue 14
<p> <span word="Students">Students</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="memorize">memorize</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>, <span word="trends">trends</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="concepts">concepts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="facts">facts</span>. <span word="Students">Students</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="little">little</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="threshold">threshold</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="little">little</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="condudes">condudes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="concepts">concepts</span>, <span word="ideas">ideas</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trends">trends</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="memorize">memorize</span> <span word="facts">facts</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wholeheartedly">wholeheartedly</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threshold">threshold</span> <span word="claim">claim</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="condusion">condusion</span> <span word="unfairly">unfairly</span> <span word="generalizes">generalizes</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="process">process</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="impede">impede</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="concepts">concepts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="impeding">impeding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="insightful">insightful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>.</p><p> <span word="Turning">Turning</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="threshold">threshold</span> <span word="daim">daim</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ifwe">ifwe</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="little">little</span>. <span word="Consider">Consider</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="memorizing">memorizing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="periodic">periodic</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dements">dements</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="memorize">memorize</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chemistry">chemistry</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="relates">relates</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="chemistry">chemistry</span>. <span word="Rote">Rote</span> <span word="memorization">memorization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span>-<span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="memorization">memorization</span> <span word="techniques">techniques</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>. <span word="Otherwise">Otherwise</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="dements">dements</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>.</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="ultimate">ultimate</span> <span word="claim">claim</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="concede">concede</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="postponing">postponing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="memorization">memorization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="leams">leams</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="concepts">concepts</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="advantages">advantages</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conceptual">conceptual</span> <span word="framework">framework</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="significance">significance</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="memorize">memorize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="with">with</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="passes">passes</span>. <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="observation">observation</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="memorize">memorize</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="there">there</span>--<span word="for">for</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="focusing">focusing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="equating">equating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assimilation">assimilation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trivia">trivia</span>; <span word="in">in</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>, <span word="students">students</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="solving">solving</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>.</p>
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