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

There is a perpetual controversy among people as to whether

parents

or schools must play the key

role

in teaching

children

how to be useful

members

of

society

. While some hold the position that only

one

of these two groups can fulfil the task at hand, there are many others, including me, who strongly assert that

both

the

parents

and the

teachers

have an indispensable

role

in shaping the characters of the young. On the

one

hand,

one

school

of thought might argue that on account of the

fact

that family is a primary social unit and it is the

first

one

that almost each and every individual grows into, it is imperative that

parents

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moral values in the

children

right from the beginning; in

fact

, no age is too early to start.

Thus

, in order for

children

to lead a great life and become functional

members

of

society

, they should be actively aware of the basic moral values

such

as truth, integrity, freedom, kindness and respect and what better place to learn these virtues than the comfort of a home and under the care of

parents

?

In addition

, social skills are as crucial as moral values in order for

children

to be fully functional within the premises of

society

;

hence

,

parents

play a fundamental

role

in

both

developing and

molding

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their

children

’s

personality

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, as they thoroughly imitate the actions of their

parents

, particularly in early

childhood

.

On the other hand

, there is another

school

of thought which argues that owing to the

fact

that

children

spend a great deal of their three

childhood

stages known as early

childhood

, middle

childhood

, and adolescence at schools, it is only safe to assume that

parents

are not the only major influence on the

children

; in

fact

;

teachers

at pre, primary, and high schools play an equally important

role

in the formation of their character.

Moreover

, since

school

is the very

first

place where they get to interact and communicate with their peers, it can

both

nurture their social skills in terms of concepts

such

as discipline, collaboration and even empathy and teach how to behave and react with

one

another;

consequently

,

this

will hopefully prepare them for the

role

they will later take on in life based on their psychological characters;

for example

,

both

introverts and extroverts must be put to test by

school

officials using standard methods, for

this

exposure, when done properly and in the safe hands of

teachers

can help them find their roles as good

members

of

society

.

Additionally

, where

parents

are not educated enough to teach their

children

,

teachers

can sufficiently influence the

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of their students. To sum it all up, I entirely maintain the idea that

parents

and

teacher

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both

have equally paramount roles when it comes to raising

children

and turning them into useful and purposeful

members

of

society

; in

fact

, their roles are collaborative and complementary.