GRE Analytical Writing Sample Question with Response 2024
GRE Analytical Writing Sample Question with Response 2024
Sample Questions
The best way to teach is to praise positive actions and ignore negative ones.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take.
Sample Response
By Fredrick Okpia and Sandra Ifedi
Interestingly, teaching is one of the older culture used by man in communicating ideas, information, skills and others from one person to another; it should be as old as man himself. Now, the statement which emphasizes the fact that it is best recommended to educate people by appreciating their positive actions while ignoring the negative ones would require deep and concrete analysis to validate or otherwise. This is why I agree to a reasonable extent to the afore-mentioned logical fact, and in this writing I shall engage salient points and vivid explanations in expressing my thesis; mentioned above.
Firstly, commending efforts regardless of how infinitesimal it might seem is always a good motivation to learn more. Every efforts is a direct application of concentrated energy although it might not always end in the desired results; essentially people summit themselves for education or learning purpose in general because there is a desire, a passion or persuasion in them to acquire such skills or knowledge. Furthermore, when such efforts (learning desires) are celebrated even if the outcome is not commensurate to the invested energy, it spurs the person to want to deploy more time, focus and zeal in other to learn better. It was reported in the Biography of Albert Einstein how his mother told him of the reversed version of what his teacher said, his school teacher said he was too dull to learn and therefore recommended that his parents should stop wasting their money on him. When he (Albert Einstein) asked the mom the reason behind his withdrawal from the school, the mother replied “they said you are too intelligent for your class and the school recommended that we try some where better”. This positive statement from his mother was what gave him all the needed energy towards becoming a better person. So, it is clear that when people are motivated by appreciating their efforts in the course of learning, they will certainly learn more.
But if negative actions are not addressed they will eventually lead to a catastrophic end. It is often said that “not speaking against social vices is a sign of approval” and this will always result in an unpleasant ending. Therefore it is important to address negative actions but mildly and in such a way in which the doer can actually learn from such errors and not repeat them in the future while ensuring that the person’s desire to learn is not tempered with or discouraged.
In conclusion, it is pertinent to always appreciate people’s efforts whether in the place of learning, work place environment or otherwise while ensuring they are also advised on how to deal with negative feedback emanating from negative actions. This will create the best learning atmosphere for all.