Parents
and teachers play an integral part in the upbringing of a
child
. Whether it should be the responsibility of
parents
or teachers to teach
children
about how to be a good citizen has been a contentious topic. Some people think teaching a
child
about how to live in a
society
is
parents
' responsibility because they are the
ones
who spend most of the time with a
child
during his childhood and as they will be taking most of the decisions on his behalf during that period, while others believe school is the place where a
child
should learn about his duties and responsibilities towards the
society
. I support the former view.
Numerous scientific studies have shown that
child
's ability to learn is at its peak till the age of seven and
this
is the age during which they start forming their point of view of the world around them. Since the
parents
are the
ones
who spend most of the time during
this
period with their
children
, they are the
ones
most responsible for the
child
's future conduct.
Moreover
,
parents
take all the important decisions for their
children
during
this
early stage.
For instance
, what kind of environment they want their
child
to be brought up in and what sorts of habits or values they want their
child
to inculcate.
Such
crucial decisions will have a significant impact on a
child
's psychology and going to paint a picture of
society
for him.
In contrast
, some groups of people think that the school is the place where a
child
should learn the fundamental codes of conduct and important lessons about life as the educational institutions are established in
society
for
this
purpose only.
In addition
, people
also
believe that schools and colleges have the ideal infrastructure and a system in place to teach a
child
more effectively.
For instance
, schools have a trained staff, who are especially coached to teach
children
and
also
in various other tasks that are needed in the upbringing of a
child
.
In conclusion, though the educational institutions have the proper infrastructure and trained staff to raise a
child
and make him a better citizen, I believe that
parents
are more responsible as they are the
ones
who are going to spend most of the time with their
children
and going to have a significant early impact in their lives.