In some countries it is thought advisable that children begin formal education at 4 years old, while in others they do not have to start school until they are seven or eight. How far do you agree with either of these views?

Timing appropriately the learning process of our

children

has recently been a matter of debate for many pedagogists. In

this

regard, while in most of the

countries

it is believed that

children

should begin their course of study at four

years

old, in others prevails the position that a more suitable way is to enter

school

not before

seven

or even eight

years

of age. In

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I will acknowledge both of these views and explain why I firmly agree with the former. Very few are the

countries

where, in terms of formal education, it is still thought that starting kids at

seven

or eight is beneficial. The main reason behind

this

belief is that

children

’s brain is not well developed until

seven

years

of age. On

this

topic, a small group of scientists claimed that

children

might find it really stressful to start

school

too soon, pointing out possible detrimental effects on the learning capabilities according to some behavioural experiments. It is

therefore

thought that, despite

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significant evidence, starting

school

too early is not beneficial for

children

and they should not enter primary

school

before they turn

seven

or eight. Against the idea of

this

minority, stands the vast majority of

countries

where is held the view that the earlier the

children

begin to study, the better the results are going to be.

This

is because younger brains are endowed with more plasticity and are way more capable of performing complex tasks than their older counterparts. To prove it, several studies have shown that

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already possesses the capability of carrying out mathematic tasks and, the earlier it is exercised, the better it will adapt during the course of its own development.

This

concept adapts to every area of the brain, scientists claim, so it is far more convenient to train it as early as possible. For these reasons, it is not surprising that the educated parents firmly hold that

children

should start primary

school

as early as four

years

old. In conclusion, developmental psychology has been the hotspot of the debate in

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recent

years

. And while in few underdeveloped

countries

is still thought that postponing formal education will entail some sort of benefit, many others have adopted the more illuminated idea that starting

children

young is a more than

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possibility. In

this

essay I explained why starting formal education for

children

at four

years

old is the better option, despite someone thinking that the better one is to delay the process.