Question

wo teachers are discussing thesis statements. Teacher A says that a thesis statement should reflect the main idea of the paragraph that it's in. Teacher B says that the thesis statement should reflect the main idea of the entire essay. Who is correct?

Answer 1

The teacher who has the correct answer is  Teacher B says that the thesis statement should reflect the main idea of the entire essay.
The thesis statement would be placed at the end of the introduction and each follow-up paragraph should support the idea stated in it. It is a kind of concise summary of the most important points or claim of the essay, paper, etc.