Some people think that children should be taught at school to recycle materials and avoid waste. Other people believe that children should be taught this at home. Discuss both opinions and give your own opinion.
It is very important to recycle materials and reduce the amount of waste, and teach these principles to the children, but there is a disagreement among the experts about the appropriate place for educating the children. Some believe schools are the best place for teaching the
value
of recycling, whereas others consider homes as the best location. This
essay will discuss both points of view and I shall argue that the children should be educated about this
important issue at home
.
On the one hand, some believe that like most of the other learning, the value
of recycling waste should also
be taught at home
. The process of learning for a toddler begins even before he joins a school
. Because, children spend much more time at their homes and tend to follow the habits of their parents, the home
is the best place to teach this
important value
. For instance
, it is well known that babies begin to form habits during early childhood. The foundation of many good habits such
as reading and self discipline is laid at home
. Therefore
, they argue that the education about material recycling should be given at the home
.
One the other hand, I would argue that these valuable habits should be inculcated at the school
. It is well established that children listen to their teachers more than the parents, and at school
they also
learn by observing the behaviour of their peers. Schools provide the perfect atmosphere for learning because of a formal and enabling environment. If information about the value
of recycling the waste is shared in school
along with a practical demonstration, the children are more likely to retain this
information and practice this
at their homes. For example
, a recent Swedish study demonstrated that on average the students retain more information which is taught at school
compared to the one provided at home
.
In conclusion, though there are convincing arguments on both sides, it is abundantly clear that because children are more likely to learn more and better in schools, they ought to be educated about this
important issue in schools.Submitted by Amer Rauf on
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
Linking words are very important in your essay.
To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.
Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.
In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.
Linking word examples:
- firstly
- secondly
- thirdly
- in additional
- moreover
- also
- for example
- for instance
- therefore
- however
- although
- even though
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