GRE Argument Topic 148

GRE Argument Topic 148

Topic:

The following recommendation was made by the president and administrative staff of Grove College, a private institution, to the college's governing committee.

"Recently, there have been discussions about ending Grove College's century-old tradition of all-female education by admitting male students into our programs. At a recent faculty meeting, a majority of faculty members voted in favor of coeducation, arguing that it would encourage more students to apply to Grove. However, Grove students, both past and present, are against the idea of coeducation. Eighty percent of the students responding to a survey conducted by the student government wanted the school to remain all female, and over half of the alumnae who answered a separate survey also opposed coeducation. Therefore, we recommend maintaining Grove College's tradition of all-female education. We predict that keeping the college all-female will improve morale among students and convince alumnae to keep supporting the college financially."

Write a response in which you discuss what questions would need to be answered in order to decide whether the recommendation is likely to have the predicted result. Be sure to explain how the answers to these questions would help to evaluate the recommendation.

توصیه زیر توسط رئیس و کارمندان اداری کالج گروو، یک موسسه خصوصی، به کمیته مدیریت کالج ارائه شد.

"اخیراً، مباحثی در مورد پایان دادن به سنت صد ساله دانشکده گروو با پذیرش دانشجویان پسر در برنامه های ما مطرح شده است. در جلسه اخیر هیئت علمی، اکثریت اعضای هیئت علمی با تأیید اینکه این امر باعث تشویق ثبت نام تعداد بیشتری دانش آموز در گرو می شود به آموزش دوجنسیتی، رای مثبت می دهند. با این حال، دانش آموزان Grove، چه گذشته و چه در حال حاضر، مخالف ایده آموزش دوجنسیتی هستند. هشتاد درصد دانش آموزان پاسخ دهنده به نظرسنجی انجام شده توسط اداره دانش آموزی می خواستند که مدرسه تمام دخترانه باشد و بیش از نیمی از فارغ التحصیلانی که به یک نظرسنجی جداگانه پاسخ دادند نیز با تحصیلات دو جنسیتی مخالف بودند. بنابراین، ما توصیه می کنیم که سنت کالج گروو در رابطه تحصیلات کاملاً دخترانه را حفظ کنیم. ما پیش بینی می کنیم که حفظ دانشکده کاملاً دخترانه باعث بهبود روحیه دانش آموزان می شود و دانش آموختگان را متقاعد می کند که از نظر مالی از کالج حمایت کنند. "

پاسخی بنویسید که در آن درباره اینکه چه سوالاتی باید پاسخ داده شود تا تصمیم بگیرید که آیا  توصیه پیشنهادی می تواند نتیجه پیش بینی شده را ایجاد کند. حتماً توضیح دهید که چگونه پاسخ این سوالات به ارزیابی پیش بینی کمک می کند.

NOTE: The above topic has wording similar to Argument Tasks 140 and 141 of this Website. However, if you read carefully you will notice that the topic and the task instructions are different. Hence, it is very important to read the topic as well as its instructions completely before you start to write your response.

NOTE: The above topic has wording similar to Argument Tasks 140 and 141 of this Website. However, if you read carefully you will notice that the topic and the task instructions are different. Hence, it is very important to read the topic as well as its instructions completely before you start to write your response.

Sample 1:

le because it will improve the morale amongst students. Moreover, this decision will keep the alumni happy and secure the funds coming from the alumni.

The recommendation however is made in a narrow perspective. The recommendation gives importance to the survey where eighty present of students are in favor of all-female education and ignores the view held by the members of the faculty. It should, however, be noted that students remain in the college for shorter periods of time and it is the faculty members who stay longer in the college. They are more interested in the betterment of the college than the students. The faculty members have more understanding of the college and their suggestions are more practical. It is in the interest of the college as a whole to admit males in its programs. On the other hand, the students view the interest of the college for as long as they are in it. It is not practical to rely on the suggestion of students since it is short-termed and one-sided. It favors only the students and not the college.

The students’ favoring all-female education can be because of many reasons. It is likely that they would not like to have any change in it for the fear of their adjustment in the college. The problems of students can be known only when the matter is talked and they are able to convey their feelings. A survey will not reflect the inside feelings of students. Instead of following their suggestion blindly, it is better to look into the matter and resolve the problems they would have with co-education. By removing the fear of students, the administration committee would make a wise decision and follow the middle path. However, the recommendation does not give any such logical suggestions.

The argument also mentions that more than half of the alumni opposed coeducation. Going by what the alumni wants is not completely wise since they have attended the college in completely different times and it cannot be compared to the present. Views held in the past cannot be implemented to the needs of the present. Moreover, the college should work upon improving the quality of education and keep the alumni convinced of its work to keep supporting it. Quality work by college would generate funds even if they have to take a decision against the alumni.

Lastly, it is not wise to depend upon surveys to make such decisions. Surveys are conducted on a section of the total number of candidates. They may not take into consideration the whole strength of the college, the faculty members or the alumni. In that case, the results of surveys can be extremely misleading. It is possible that the result of the survey is contrary to the actual view held at large that favors coeducation. It would, therefore, be incorrect to form important decisions based on such surveys. In the light of the above discussion, the recommendation does not present a logical and thoughtful statement and the committee should consider other options as well.


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