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 these views and give your own opinion.

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Without a doubt, adolescents should be taught how to be a responsible part of
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. Many people argue who can easily teach them that –
parents
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or teachers. I believe that it is
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’ role to introduce these characteristics to young people as early as possible. In
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, children usually join
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when they are around six years old. By that
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their opinions and outlook on life
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already started forming and they discover who they are and what is good much earlier than that age.
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, kids usually ask a lot of questions, as they are very interested in what surrounds them and how
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works.
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,
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will be the
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people that patiently explain and teach
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basics
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of social life. What is more, often as teenagers grow up they are less eager to learn new things and sometimes it might be too late. If they do not have a good environment that they grow up in, they will be highly influenced by their friends and might think that these are the morals they should refer to in life. Later, when
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try to change that they may realize it is too late as the child has
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opinion on some aspects already.
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, some
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are not the best teachers and they think
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school
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the school
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would teach children how to be good members of
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better.
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in some
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parents
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are rarely home and they do not have enough
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to show their kids everything they would want to.
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school
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is a perfect place for that as there are little ones from different families and they learn how to respect and love one another. All in all, children can be taught how to act in
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either at home or in
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. In my opinion, the best
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to do it is as early as possible by
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, because
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the
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when the young ones are the most eager to learn.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • good members of society
  • teach
  • parents
  • schools
  • responsibility
  • values
  • respect
  • empathy
  • responsibility
  • formal education
  • citizenship
  • ethics
  • social responsibility
  • lead by example
  • role models
  • conducive environment
  • extracurricular activities
  • community involvement
  • collaborate
  • holistic approach
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