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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

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Nowadays, it is commonly believed that schools should teach
children
 to be good
society
 members. Others think that
this
 value should be taught by the
parents
 at home. I personally believe that the ‘right thing’ is dependent on the definition of a ‘good
member
 of
society
. It is common to believe that not questioning the law is the right thing, listening to the government or just volunteering are key concepts in defining the ultimate ‘good
member
 of
society
. I believe that a ‘good
member
 of
society
 is an individual
that is
 capable of critical thinking and has strong ethical values.
That is
 because neither the law nor the government is always right. The average
school
 is an institution that cannot teach critical thinking
skills
 almost by definition. It is meant to teach
children
 to grow up, and eventually, just become part of the regular members working class,
that is
 not capable of thinking independently and asking questions, to prevent workers’ revolt.
In addition
, most schools are sponsored by the government,
thus
 teaching critical thinking at
school
 comes in a contradiction to the sponsor’s interests.
Parents
, unlike schools, are freer to give their
children
 the education they believe is right.
This
 includes good ethics, critical thinking
skills
 and other crucial
skills
 that are not included in the regular curriculum (
such
 as time and financial management).
Thus
, if those
skills
 won’t be given to the
children
 in
school
, it is crucial for the
parents
 to teach those at home. In conclusion, considering
school
 is unable to give the
children
 everything that I believe is necessary for being a good
member
 of
society
,
this
 should be done by the
children
’s
parents
.
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Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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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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