Some people think that parents should teach their children how to be good members of the society. Others however believe that school is the best place to learn this. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

It is believed by a set of minds that guardians are expected to educate their wards about the ways to be responsible in their community while another school of thought feel educational institutes are appropriate for

this

to be taught. In my opinion, schools in the absence of responsible parents should be ladened with the responsibility of seeing to the moral upbringing of their students. On one hand, some people feel parents should train their wards to be responsible in their community and

this

is because parents are the

first

set of authority figures in a child’s mind. Infants usually have a sense of obedience towards their parents mainly because they are responsible for their births and

this

obedience easily evolves into fear for the parents which would allow the children do as they are told

thus

giving the parents the advantage to teach their kids the right way of life. An example of

this

is seen in the book titled “Becoming” by Michelle Obama where she acknowledged her children’s moral upbringing to the fact that they saw her and her husband as the authoritative figures in their home.

Additionally

, guardians have legal jurisdiction over their wards who are under the 18.

As a result

of the right they have over the children, they can coerce groom them in whatever way they wish and in most cases nudge them to do the right things in order to grow up decently.

On the other hand

, another group of people

think

Suggestion

thinks

moral values should be taught in schools and I agree.

This

is because some parents are not good role models as some have been convicted of crimes

therefore

they are not capable of training their children modestly and It is commonly said that an apple does not fall far from the tree

therefore

in bid to help the children become better people in their community, moral education should be enforced in educational centers.

This

can be seen in Lagos,

Nigeria where

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Nigeria, where

there the plummeting crime rates induced the introduction of civic education into the educational curriculum to help correct the vices the students encounter daily both in the homes and surroundings and

also

make them more responsible to the society.

Furthermore

, some of the parents are career oriented and

therefore

not spared the luxury of time to see to the proper upbringing of their wards. It is in

such

situations that

this

school of thought deemed it fit for schools to step in and take

this

responsibility. In conclusion, while other opinions may vary, I believe some parents are morally upright enough to teach their children how to be decent

therefore

, schools should help train their students in ways to make them responsible in their communities.