It is thought by some that it is the responsibility of parents to show their offspring how an honest member of society is to behave, while others feel that this should happen at school. This essay believes that although parents can encourage this type of behaviour from an early age, a school is better because it can reach every child.
Parents have access to their children from birth and in these formative years the children can easily be taught to understand the need to obey rules and respect others. Young children assimilate concepts easily; therefore the onus should be on parents to make sure that this happens. For example, a case study in the UK showed that 90% of children who were well-behaved when starting school were still well-behaved at 18. This essay, however, believes that this will only affect the children whose parents have high moral standards.
Schools, on the other hand, can implement an ethics syllabus which is studied by every child. Regardless of a student’s background, each one of them must attend the same lessons, meaning they will all see how they are expected to behave and what role themselves
Will play in their world. For instance, Ireland has seen a downward trend in the number of young offenders since introducing ethics classes 16 years ago. This essay, therefore argues that, because of the consistency found in education, school is the best place for learning social values.
In conclusion, for children to become upstanding members of society, although they can benefit from the early exposure of parental guidance, this essay believes that the objective teachings in school are more valuable and so should be favoured.
It is
thought
by
some
that it is the responsibility of
parents
to
show
their offspring how an honest member of society is to behave, while others feel that this should happen at
school
. This
essay
believes that although
parents
can encourage this type of
behaviour
from an early age, a
school
is better
because
it can reach every child.
Parents have access to their
children
from birth and in these formative years the
children
can
easily
be taught
to understand the need to obey
rules
and respect others. Young
children
assimilate concepts
easily
;
therefore
the onus should be on
parents
to
make
sure that this happens.
For example
, a case study in the UK
showed
that 90% of
children
who were well-behaved when starting
school
were
still
well-behaved at 18. This
essay
,
however
, believes that this will
only
affect the
children
whose
parents
have high moral standards.
Schools,
on the other hand
, can implement an ethics syllabus which
is studied
by every child. Regardless of a student’s background, each one of them
must
attend the same lessons, meaning they will all
see
how they are
expected
to behave and what role themselves
Will play in their world.
For instance
, Ireland has
seen
a downward trend in the number of young offenders since introducing ethics classes 16 years ago. This
essay
,
therefore
argues that,
because
of the consistency found in education,
school
is the best place for learning social values.
In conclusion
, for
children
to become upstanding members of society, although they can benefit from the early exposure of parental guidance, this
essay
believes that the objective teachings in
school
are more valuable and
so
should be
favoured
.