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It is important for children to learn the difference between right and wrong at an early age. Punishment is necessary to help them learn this distinction. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? What sort of punishment is needed?

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It is true that children should learn how to distinguish between positive and negative behaviours as early as possible. While some argue that punishment is a crucial part of
this
 process, I believe that it does not simply work. The distinction between what is right and what is wrong is important for children to know how to interact with others as they develop their moral compass early on in life. Failure to do
this
 at an early age can be dangerous not only for the toddlers and their families but
also
 for the people around them. Serial killers and rapists are just two examples of adults that did not gain the skill of differentiating between right and wrong.
Moreover
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Moreover, this
this
 differentiation prevents a person from being victimized by others.
For instance
, if a child cannot tell the difference between the good and bad, they can be easily manipulated and might even become a prey to narcissists and abusers.
On the other hand
,
although
 youngsters should understand that bad behaviour have bad consequences, penalizing is not the best way to make them feel so.
firstly
Suggestion
Firstly
, retribution makes the child focus on the consequences, he is suffering not the effects of his behaviour on other people, which makes him more self-centred and less empathic.
Secondly
, when a child is punished it makes him feel like he is a bad person which is always a self-fulfilling prophecy, so he's more likely to repeat the bad behaviour.
Finally punishment
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Finally, punishment
, regardless of its type, erode the relationship between children and their parents or teachers making them more likely to behave badly. In conclusion, It is vital for children to differentiate between the right and wrong but the punishment, whatever it is, should not be used to force them to avoid mistakes.
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Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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