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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Attending Evening Classes Working during the day and going to school in the evening is becoming more and more popular in Vietnam these days.. People

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Attending

Evening Classes

Working during the day and going to school in the evening

is becoming more and more popular in Vietnam these

days People have to work to support themselves and their

family; however, in order to work efficiently and earn some

more money to meet their own and other family members’

ever-increasing needs, they have to “renovate” their

previous knowledge and skills to meet the demanding

requirements of the labor market I do the same, looking

forward to receiving my B.A in English From what I have

been experiencing in the in-service training section of the

University of Social Sciences and Humanities, I am getting

aware of a few advantages and disadvantages of

attending evening classes

There is no doubt that evening classes provide me with

opportunities to improve my English This language is a

must at my workplace, where I have to communicate with

other people via this international language either orally or

in written form

The second advantage of attending evening classes is I

can work during the day It is impossible for me to quit my

job to pursue some further study because I am a

significant bread-winner/wage-earner of my rather big

family But I do know that it is dangerous to stay

academically unchanged for a decade or so, i.e I have to

refresh my knowledge to cope with all demands at work or

else I will be fired sometime

Attending evening classes also makes me always young

and lively The atmosphere of a school and its own

requirements force me to forget something unpleasant

usually found at work I love such an atmosphere all my

life

Although I highly appreciate the advantages of attending

evening classes, I really suffer from its unavoidable

disadvantages Firstly, I often feel tired after a long day of

hard work Consequently, I can hardly study

enthusiastically in the evening If the teacher of a given

subject is experienced enough to inspire something in me

and draw my attention to his or her lessons, I am all right

with the subject; but if this is not the case, I have to

struggle hard with the subject myself and only when I am

lucky enough can I manage to pass it Usually, I cannot

avoid having to take the second examination for that

subject

Secondly, attending evening classes means I have to go

along the crowded streets of Ho Chi Minh city during the

rush hours, especially from 5:00 to 5:30 p.m And I am

always in a hurry, being frightened of being late for school

If the weather is favorable, it is still acceptable to go to

school after work; but during the rainy season, skipping a

few, or even a considerable number of, class meetings is

unavoidable As a result, I cannot say sure how well I have

acquire the minimal knowledge for a required course

Never can I say I have a sound knowledge of the English

language!

Last but not least, attending evening classes means I

usually come back home rather late and fail to have dinner

together with other members of my family And this is

really bad I need a B.A in English but I do love and need

my family very much, too I feel regret at neglecting my

studies at home just because I am a full-time worker and a

part-time student at the same time

In spite of these disadvantages, I keep on studying what I

consider as crucial for my present job and my future

career I cannot wait until everything is all right to start my

evening courses I have to do the best with what I have

right now I enjoy the advantages of attending evening

classes, and I am ready to accept its disadvantages,

following an English saying: “Take the bad as well as the

good.” It is real life!