In many countries children are engaged in some kind of paid work. Some people regard this as completely wrong, while others consider it a valuable work experience, which is important for learning and taking responsibility. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

Many people consider working early and getting paid important for a

child

because they can accumulate valuable experience while others oppose it and believe that it is not right to let a

child

work

at an early age. From my point of view, I am more convinced by the latter. On the one hand, many people argue that some kind of paid

work

can be beneficial for

children

for several reasons.

Firstly

, studying at school is usually theoretical, which means that it may not be helpful enough for schoolchildren to have a deep understanding

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what they have been taught. By starting to

work

, they are believed to acquire more practical knowledge , which is more necessary and plays a vital role in shaping a

child

’s perception.

Secondly

, being engaged in jobs that have

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alary can be a good way to teach

children

about responsibilities. To be more specific, to earn money, they have to

work

hard and meet the requirements of the workplace; making them realise that, if they do not complete or are irresponsible for given tasks, they may be punished and receive less money or nothing.

On the other hand

, it seems to me that fostering

children

to

work

at an early age is wrong. The main duty of a

child

is to study because without education, they cannot ensure a bright future. If they start working early without paying attention to their academic performance, they are more likely to get bad results.

Moreover

,

children

are still vulnerable and not mature enough to join the workforce where there are a number of rules, competitions and stress which can have a detrimental effect on both physical and mental development of a

child

. In conclusion, people have different points of view about whether

children

should be encouraged to

work

and get paid or not; and personally, I think that they should only focus on their studies because they are still immature and education is immensely important to a person.