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Some people think that parents should teach children how to be good member 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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Some argue that it's the parent's responsibility to teach
children
 how to be good members of society,
while
 others think school is the best place where they should learn to become valuable members. The supporter of teaching
children
 by
parents
 has
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 implications in developing social skills. Simply put,
parents
 play a crucial role in the upbringing of their offspring. In effect, Mothers and fathers are the first individuals
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children
 spend their time
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them
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. As an illustration,
children
 have always emulated a parent's
behaviour
.
Therefore
, the type of
parents
'
behaviour
,
such
 as donating to charity, lending a hand to elderly people, and lack of respect for each other, will have
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 impact on
children
.
On the other hand
, others put forward the argument that school provides an ideal environment in which to foster good
behaviour
. To elaborate on
this
, the second setting is where
children
 spend their time in school. In fact, they are faced with their instructor and a classmate having a diverse perspective.
For instance
, in Japan, cleaning classes are done by students, so they do not have any waiters in their schools. They know that cleaning their classes is one of their duties and over time
this
behaviour
 will instil and exercise
such
 manners in their entire life. In conclusion,
although
parents
 and schools have their responsibility in turn, I would argue that both education institutes and mothers and fathers are responsible for the growth of
children
 and shaping their personalities.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • role models
  • moral values
  • social norms
  • structured environment
  • cooperation
  • respect
  • communal responsibilities
  • decision-making
  • societal integration
  • consistent messages
  • cultural expectations
  • complementary roles
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