Some people think children should have the freedom to make mistakes while other people believe that the habit of making mistakes may adversely affect children's development and therefore adults should prevent this. To what extent do you agree with the statement? Elaborate on your answer. [450]

There is a saying that “Practice makes perfect,” and during the process, making

mistakes

and even failing are inevitable, especially at a young age.

While

some

people

think that children should be free to make

mistakes

, others strongly oppose

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fear that

such

a habit can significantly hinder their development and

therefore

should be avoided at any cost. From my perspective, I am more inclined towards the former viewpoint. On the one hand, many

people

believe that

mistake

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and

failure

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are not

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permanent

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. In fact, knowledge and experience can be attained from

such

events, as

people

efficiently learn from their

mistakes

and get better day in

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out. Allowed to make missteps, children can facilitate in them a growth mindset. With

this

in mind,

people

can overcome their difficulties and continue developing into a better version of themselves.

In addition

,

mistakes

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as effective stimuli that encourage humans to excel

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own selves. They may experience sadness, anger and even despair after failing to achieve their objectives,

thus

boosting improvement even

further

. Another benefit

mistakes

bring about is that they make

people

aware of their

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. Humankind

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been constantly learning since they first emerged, and even the most knowledgeable scholars can not firmly assess that they know everything.

Also

, nobody is perfect, and each person is vulnerable to

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and failure. If there does exist a man who invariably

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in everything, he might be put under an illusion about his capability, and

therefore

stop gaining knowledge.

In other words

, he makes his very first mistake, since

this

modern world is highly

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competitive

and he would

then

be easily outshone by

people

who are continually trying to hone their skills.

On the other hand

, advocates of perfectionism in children’s development may argue that

mistakes

will discourage them from developing

further

. Indeed,

people

are afraid of failing and letting

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down, they feel that making faults is unacceptable and will impede their course to success.

This

argument might be plausible, but only on the surface level, because failure means that

people

can still evolve.

Mistakes

are inevitable, as mentioned above, so

people

have to adapt to them, take advantage of them,

then

improve upon their skills and knowledge and ultimately, they can prepare themselves to reach their goals. To reiterate, children should be allowed to make

mistakes

, for if they can draw experience out of them and thrive, they can develop exponentially.

However

, if

mistakes

are prohibited,

people

may be scared to try and practice,

therefore

never being able to flourish to their fullest.