In many countries, truancy* is a worrying problem for both parents and educators. •What are the causes of truancy, and what may be the effects on the child and the wider community? •* truancy = the situation when a child pretends to go to school but in fact goes somewhere else, for example to play unsupervised. The verb is 'to play truant from school.'

In the contemporary era, the number of

children

who pretend to go to

school

but

instead

go somewhere else has increased. The question raised here is what are the causes and effects of

this

phenomenon. Some believe that unpractical and non-interesting

school

can be the possible causes which may lead to inability in communication and social

skills

. The first thing to mention regarding to causes of truancy might be the fact that

school

is often an unpractical environment to learn

skills

and the knowledge that you can use afterwards to find a job. Over time, people recognize

school

doesn't consider their needs for working or building their own business

as well as

basic

skills

of life.

For instance

, there are only a few numbers of the population who can claim they learned how to do household chores or

as well as

do some bank tasks.

Therefore

,

children

decide to learn more practical

skills

or even set up their own businesses and work so that they can make money out of it. Nowadays, there are a number of students who have an online shop and earn considerable money monthly. The second contributing reason why offspring skip

school

could be that the

school

environment is not safe and enjoyable for everyone. As much as the variety of students rises, the conflicts between

children

go up too.

For instance

, for those who have a physical inability

school

memories which contain lots of bullying and low-level self-confidence

due to

the comparison with other

children

may not be the best experience of their lives. Regarding the effects of

this

phenomenon (

children

who skip

school

), making friends and building social

skills

can be very important items to mention. Throughout academic history, schools have always been the place where

children

start to understand the meaning of friendship and care for each other. obviously, being surrounded by those who are the same age as you and it is possible for you to see them on a daily basis

as well as

you can do some activities together can lead to building friendships and knowing the people with whom you have the same interests.

Therefore

, losing

this

opportunity may be the reason why these

children

have weaker friendships. It's

also

worth mentioning that schools are usually the first place the

children

can actually communicate and learn social etiquette and they practice it nonstop until twelve years.

Thus

, for people who miss out on

this

environment is usually harder to interact with the community.

To sum up

,

although

schools may not always be the best place to educate the

skills

life actually needs and may

also

be a waste of time

while

earning money can be possible at that age.

Instead

, it serves us in many ways.

For instance

, it is not wrong to say, we owe our friendship and ability to socialize to

school

.