I would like to kindly ask you if these sentences are semantically correct.
"The 'horseshoe' arrangement means that the classroom becomes a more intimate place. This gives students more potential for sharing feelings, ideas and information - all so essential for classroom discussions."
"The 'horseshoe' arrangement means that the classroom becomes a more intimate place. This gives students more potential for sharing feelings, ideas and information. It is all so essential for classroom discussion."
"The" is more specific, the implication being a particular arrangement for a predetermined meting; whereas "A" is more general, implying almost any arrangement anywhere at any time