In some countries it is thought advisable that children begin formal education at four years old, while in others they do not have to start school until they are seven or eight. How far do you agree with either of these views?

No doubt that kids at early

age

love to play most of their time, and combining learning with playing will help them to build knowledge gradually without restrictions. I firmly believed that formal

school

should not start at four years old which is very early for these children to acknowledge the systematic environment. In

this

essay, I will discuss my view about supporting formal education at seven or eight years old, and I will explain the reasons behind my personal opinion in the following paragraphs. In the

first

place, children before seven-year-old need to build up their socializing skills. Mostly, parents or care givers at child care centres concentrate on essential skills

such

as, eating without help, following the combined instructions and sharing with others. All these skills should be introduced and reinforced in a comfortable environment with no many firm rules. So, the children can get them easily and connect them with fun.

Secondly

, studying formally at an early

age

could be harmful more than being useful. Obviously, children in regular schools are responsible for many tasks,

such

as daily homework, regular exams and fixed rules to follow. Clearly, it is really hard for kids at an early

age

to understand and keep up with all these duties and assignments, and failing in doing them could create a negative feeling about the

school

, and could ultimately discourage them from being better students in the future. To sum up, I understand that kids need to learn and gain knowledge in a formal way.

However

, I don’t believe that going to

school

at

age

four is suitable advice for that

age

. Concentrating on building their social skills is more valuable to do during that early

age

.

Moreover

, going to a regular

school

at that

age

could have a bad impact on their future. I suggest creating an intermediate phase between the

age

of four and the

age

of seven. During

this

intermediate stage we can introduce some of the formal

school

responsibilities to prepare these children for the regular

school

environment.