Some believe that it is parents who should teach their children to recycle waste while others feel schools are more responsible. Discuss both views and give your own opinion

It is said that education starts at home and while some argue that

schools

are the ones responsible for teaching

children

how to recycle waste, others claim that

parents

also

have the duty of educating their sons and daughters on

this

subject. I believe that both

schools

and

parents

need to work together in order to successfully cultivate

this

practice in the younger generation.

This

essay will present reasons for both sides and my opinion. On one hand,

children

tend to imitate what they see their

parents

doing, they serve as role models for a number of aspects of their lives, especially at an impressionable age, which means that they are more likely to recycle if they see their

parents

also

doing it. Mothers and fathers should lead by example and teach their kids

this

practice.

For instance

, there are statistics that show that most adults that grew up in households where their

parents

recycled have now

this

habit in their own life.

On the other hand

, it is undeniable that a school is a place where

children

go to learn most of the tools they will use in their future,

although

these are usually focused on academic areas, and not so much on practical ones

such

as the act of recycling. So what does

this

mean ? Well, in school kids will be taught the benefits of recycling and how to do it, and they will be encouraged to do it by being offered information about it. But is

this

enough? I believe that it depends on the way

schools

choose to approach

this

subject.

For example

, some

schools

have classes and activities dedicated to educating their students in

this

matter engaging them to participate with surprising results while others only put up posters that are easily ignored by kids. In conclusion, I personally believe that the school should along with the

parents

provide the tools for

children

to know how to recycle and the advantages of doing it. It should be teamwork between both of them in order to achieve the best results.