Pat: No, not always. The flexibility of being able to work either on one’s own or in a group is invaluable in a world where both skills are in demand.
Speaker 1 Summary
Dana argues that educational methods should always be tailored to each child's natural style of learning. For example, Dana believes that children raised in more communal environments would learn better through group activities.
Speaker 2 Summary
Pat disagrees that a child's learning style should *always* dictate the educational method used. Pat argues that flexibility in individual and group work is important because both skills are needed in the real world.
Objective
Disagree: Dana and Pat disagree over whether a child’s educational methods should always be tailored to their natural style of learning.
A
All children can learn valuable skills from individual activities.
This is too broad for either speaker to have an opinion on. Dana is focused on tailoring educational methods, while Pat argues for a more flexible approach.
B
All children should learn to adapt to various educational methods.
Dana disagrees with this because he believes a child’s natural learning style should always dictate the learning method used. Pat argues that flexibility is important, suggesting that children should learn to adapt to different educational methods.
C
Many children would learn better through group, rather than individual, activities.
Dana suggests that some children would learn better through group activities, but Pat does not agree/disagree with this point. Pat is focused on the flexibility of learning styles.
D
The main purpose of education is to prepare children to meet the demands of the job market as adults.
This is too broad for either speaker to have an opinion. Neither speaker gives a viewpoint on the “main purpose” of education.
E
It is sometimes desirable to tailor educational methods to the way a child learns best.
Dana believes it is *always* desirable to tailor methods to a child’s learning style, and Pat does not give any position on whether it is “sometimes” desirable.