It is important for children to learn the difference between right and wrong at an early age. Punishment is necessary to help them this distinction. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this option? What sort of punishment should parents and teachers be allowed to use to teach good behaviour to children.
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Teaching young people and preparing them for the real world is not only a parents´ job, but teachers
also
have the shared responsibility to look after children's behaviour. Linking Words
Although
every child has to understand what is correct or incorrect to live in a society, it is unnecessary to punish to achieve Linking Words
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Therefore
, I completely disagree with the use of punishment as a tool to teach. Linking Words
Moreover
, I consider there are other strategies to transmit good values to young people.
Primarily, being frightened of parents and professors is not a strategy with proven success in the long term. Linking Words
For instance
, many boys or girls must do their homework out of fear of getting grounded. Being afraid, keeps children from understanding that by doing homework the contents of a specific school subject are learned. Linking Words
Furthermore
, they do not see that by doing essays at home, they will achieve the necessary knowledge to go to university afterwards. Henceforth, penalties will not prepare students or kids for future decisions. Linking Words
On the contrary
, punishing is only a way of enlarging the gap between adults and kids and making children scared all the time.
Many specialists in Linking Words
this
subject, agree on some measures that help teaching kids the difference between right and wrong. Linking Words
Firstly
, one strategy frequently used is the time out. Linking Words
For example
, when toddlers hit their younger siblings, they are put apart for as many minutes as the age of the kid, Linking Words
that is
to say, if the boy is 3 years old it will be left alone without toys for 3 minutes. Linking Words
Similarly
, teachers can improve sLinking Words
tudents'
misbehaviour by applying the same rule when they are small. Later in high school, extra projects are said to be an excellent tool to teach children the consequences of bad behaviours and to improve their learning skills.
In conclusion, in spite of what many parents and teachers believe, punishing is not the only way of communicating the difference between what's good or evil. In my opinion, children should interiorise and completely understand that their actions have consequences. Alternatively, time out and extra reading at home can help them to learn how the world ticks and why they should always try their best to behave properly.Suggestion
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