Guide to English Writing

Discipline/Motivation
Self
: set own goals, meet deadlines, set one’s own parameters for accomplishing a goal, push 
oneself to work, easy to procrastinate, need extra drive ad self-inspiration, learn by doing/from 
experience, get to know oneself, know what one wants and go after it, can easily lose direction
Others (teachers, parents, society)
: use punishment and deterrence or rewards (carrot and stick 
approach) to drive students, can offer tradeoffs (e.g., higher grades for better toys,etc.) punish 
by withholding, motivate with incentives
How
: need to establish clear aims and targets, have a mentor and/or role model, observe others 
and mimic, ask questions
other:
Internet
positive
: useful educational tool, unlimited fast resources, global connectivity and engagement, 
wider network, can ask others, discover new things, places, ideas, share and collaborate on a 
global scale, get involved in projects regardless of location, learn employable skills
negative
: unreliable information (anyone can post info and often post false things), need to sift 
through endless data, open to hackers, can be victim of anonymous cyberbullying, distractions 
(games, ads, videos), need to worry security (passwords, identity theft, abuse), addiction, 
inappropriate sites and messages, young kids lack world experience and can be naïve and preyed 
on
both
: access to social media, Wi-Fi mobility, 24/7 connectivity, can connect with anyone (new 
friends, predators)
other:
@IELTS_Council

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Education u o c
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Bullying
cti
: trauma, psychological and emotional scars, distraction from schoolwork, school as 
microcosm of world, rough path to adulthood, obstacles to learning and growing, kids can be 
cruel, status and appearance affect how others treat you, can lose motivation, retreat into a shell
Bully
: also a victim (home life), need for attention, peer pressure, compensate for faults or lacks, 
revenge/rebel (against system, society, parents, teachers, others), use social media, the Other, 
often grow into sociopaths, can do physically or anonymously online