Writing II

Should we do the research-project in Batxillerat?

Stress, work, hundreds of papares, books, information, meeting your teacher at break time, running up and down with your work trying to get the missing information information... These and more are the typical skills of a Batxillerat student in Catalonia between the first and second year, the skills of people who are doing the well-known research paper. Many students aks themselves: "Is it really necessary to do it? Isn't it unfair that Catalonia is the only part of Spain where this muste be done?

From my point of view, the research paper is a very interesting work which can also bring you many advantatges for your future. On the one hand, doing a research project, as we do, is definitely something which you only do once in life. Doing all this process of looking up information, reading about something you like and about what you want to know more is an incredible experience and can, as I said before, bring you many advantatges.

The only problem: time! It is obvious that second batxillerat students have more difficult and complicated exams and that they hardly can find time to do everything. Furthermore, it is completely unfair, in my opinion, that only us, from Catalonia, have to do this amount of work, while people from other parts of Spain can concentrate themselves on their exams. What's more, it is a fact that these students have one subject less than us, minimum!

Nonetheless, it is important to say that research paper tutors are normally very strict and want their poupils do as much as possible. In my experience, sometimes tutors do not really care about the time you have and they only want you to finish as soon as possible.

In conclusion, I firmly believe that second Batxillerat students should not do the research project, even if it is very interesting and makes you learn a lot. It is just too much to do in the time they give us, basically because we have got enough work by preparing our exams and because, of course, we need a minimum of free-time.