Discipline is an ever-increasing problem in modern schools. Some people think that discipline should be the responsibility of teachers, while others think that this is the role of parents. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

I am of the personal opinion that the idea of parental

responsibility

for

discipline

has far better benefits than the idea that

teachers

should have

responsibility

for the

discipline

of

children

in modern schools, and there are several reasons for

such

an opinion, which I shall be elaborating on as below. Basically, I believe that

parents

are the

first

and most important influencers in a

child

's life and play a vital role in instilling values, setting boundaries, and teaching appropriate

behaviour

from an early age. Basically, I believe that

parents

are the

first

and most important influencers in a

child

's life and play a vital role in instilling values, setting boundaries, and teaching appropriate

behaviour

from an early age.

This

, I suppose, can be best exemplified by the fact that in a study carried out by the University of Shahid Beheshti in the city of Tehran in 2007 on

children

's

discipline

, it was seen that

discipline

should start at home and

parents

have a

responsibility

to guide their

children

's

behaviour

.

Furthermore

, it has been said that

parents

work with

teachers

by reinforcing

school

rules and expectations at home, and I cannot but agree with

such

an opinion, as best illustrated by an article written in the

School

Magazine, in which it was stated that

parents

help to maintain

discipline

in the classroom by communicating openly and setting consequences for misbehaviour. Another point to be considered is the fact that

parents

help to prevent disciplinary problems from arising in the

first

place.

According to

Dr John Kersey of Harvard University, "Every

child

is unique, and

parents

have valuable insight into their

child

's temperament, strengths, and weaknesses.

By contrast

, I can

also

see the benefits of

teachers

being responsible for

discipline

.

First

of all, I think that

teachers

are trained professionals who have the knowledge and skills to manage classrooms effectively. Maintaining

discipline

is an inherent part of the teacher's job, as in the case of

according to

Dr David Gibson from the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Cambridge "

Teachers

are responsible for creating a conducive learning environment.

In addition

, I think that students spend a significant part of their day at

school

, where

teachers

have considerable contact with and influence over their

behaviour

.

Finally

, I would like

to conclude

by saying that

teachers

influence students for a significant part of the day, but they should not replace the fundamental influence and

responsibility

that

parents

have in shaping their

child

's

behaviour

.

Likewise

,

parents

rely on the expertise of

teachers

and the

school

environment to reinforce the importance of

discipline

. It is based on the abovementioned reasons that I would like to reiterate that I personally believe that the idea of parental

responsibility

for

discipline

has far better advantages than

teachers

being responsible for the

discipline

of

children

in modern schools.