ESSAY 6

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents are the best teachers. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

Most people will agree that parents have the utmost responsibility to care for their children and raise them properly. There is even a proverb that said ‘the apple does not fall far from the tree,’ which basically means that a child will follow or imitate the sample given by their parents. That is why we need to understand how to be a good role model for children and what is the effect if parents fail to become a good figure for their children. Nevertheless, some people are of the opinion that it also means that parents are the best teacher for their children. In this essay, I will argue that although parents are required to be a role model, it does not necessarily mean that they are the best teacher for their children.

It is important to understand that both parents and school play an essential role in a child’s life. Any kid will significantly be affected by the behavior of their parents and the school where they spend most of their youth. For example, parents have more time in the early years of the children life and, therefore, can guide them to learn simple value such as honesty, courage, wisdom and so on. However, it is only after the children reach the school that they have the chance to actually implement and apply all these values taught at home.

Now, we need to analyze whether teaching means building children character or integrating knowledge of a certain subject. If teaching means character building, then, of course, parents have to be the best teacher since children will imitate them most of the time. When a father, for example, shows aggression at home, the kids will be likely to take after him and also be aggressive at school. When a mother teaches about the importance of saving money, the kids will probably spend less of their pocket money at school. These are values and norms, not school subjects.

On the other hand, if teaching means integrating academic knowledge and skills of a certain subject, then it is highly unlikely for parents to be capable in all subjects like math, chemistry, physics, or biology. Subjects need to be taught by professional with a degree in education. Becoming a teacher requires experience and professional career approach. It is not something that can be done by parents easily.

To sum up, I would honestly believe that we need to have proper figure both in instilling value and norm to our children and also professional teachers to get them academic achievement that they will need in the school so that they can be grown-up with full potential.

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