IELTS 8 - Exam 1 - Writing Task 2 Some people think that parents should teach children how to be good members of society. Others, however, believe that schools is the place to learn this. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

There always have been a great debate about who should be the
responsable
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responsibility
responsible
of
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for
teaching children how to be good citizens. Some people argue that family should have the main role in our boys and girls education; but others believe that
this
is schools main reason of
existance
the state or fact of existing
existence
. In my
opinion both
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opinion, both
are very important and there should be a balance between the classroom and the house. The family is the
first
place where children start to learn from life. Without
question our
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question, our
parents are our
first
teachers. Correct manners, principle
are learned
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is learnt
is learned
has learned
in
earlies
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the early
earliest
the earlier
the earliest
years of our
existance
the state or fact of existing
existence
, and the only persons who can teach us these
crutial
qualities are our mothers and fathers. Even when the child gets older, he or she is still learning, and the family must always be there to guide and
advice
give advice to
advise
.
Likewise
, schools is very important for our
develop
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development
as individuals. Teachers provide students with knowledge, not only for maths of sciences, but
also
with good examples of how can they become future good members of society. Sometimes the relationship between a teacher and his (or her) students
trascend
be greater in scope or size than some standard
transcend
the classroom and they are respected and loved like good friends or a family member. They are our non-family
first
role models, so
its
it is
it's
very important that their actions impact in students hearts and minds. A
well
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good
balance between school and family is needed. Even with the best teachers of the world, if the family is
disfunctional
impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ
dysfunctional
then
it is very
probably
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probable
that the child ends like a very violent person.
Likewise
, a well structured family without the correct education for their children may be
rising
increasing in quantity or value
raising
a very noble human being, but not a well prepared member of society. In conclusion, I believe that parents and school have the same share of
responsability
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
responsibility
in our
children
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children's
child's
education. With good communication and
cohetion
the state of cohering or sticking together
cohesion
from
them we
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them, we
can ensure our children’s future.
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