Directions: You are to write in 100-120 words on the topic “Attending Boarding School”. You should base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:
1．有些人认为孩子上寄宿学校好，孩子更独立；
2．有些人认为孩子住在父母身边好；
3．谈谈你的看法。
Nowadays it is quite common for parents to send their children to boarding schools, because students can learn to be independent and establish good interpersonal relation there.
By attending boarding school, students can learn to be independent. Unlike day school students, those of a boarding school need to organize their life and study independently. They can no longer rely on their parents for guidance and advice. Most of the time they need to do their own decision making. Moreover, attending boarding school is a good chance for students to truly socialize with their peers. They need friends to help settle their problems and share their happiness. They need to learn to accept people and to be accepted by people.
All in all, a boarding school is where students learn to be an independent and sociable person.
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