For schoolchildren, their teachers have more influence on their intelligence and social development than their parents. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Both teachers and parents play a significant role in a

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’s upbringing. In

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essay, I will discuss why I disagree that teachers are a greater

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on the

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and social

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of children than their parents. The

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few years of a

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’s

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are spent almost entirely in the company of their parental figures. These years are critical in the social

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of a

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, as they contain their

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attempts to communicate with other people in order to receive the care and attention necessary for survival. Most school children start their education between the ages of four to seven years.

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, they have already experienced a considerable amount of parental

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before teachers are even introduced to them. Other significant factors in the

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and social

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of a

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are the socioeconomic circumstances that they are brought up in. The quality of a

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’s social

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, schooling and health are all socioeconomic factors that heavily

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a

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. These factors are a direct consequence of the circumstances brought about by the

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’s parents. Better teachers will endow a

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with greater

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and social skills,

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, better teachers are, on average, found at better schools. The attendance of a

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at a good school is usually the consequence of a decision made by their parents. I believe that parents are a far greater

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on the

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and social

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of children than teachers because,

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, the early developmental years of a

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’s

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are almost entirely influenced by the company of their parents and,

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, because the socioeconomic factors of a

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’s

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are usually a direct consequence of the factors which

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their parents.