Some people thinl that parents should teach children how to be good members of society, Others, however, beloeve that school is the place to learn this. Discuss both veiws and give your own opinion.

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.