.
Recent advancements, in technology and transportation in particular, are reshaping our world in an unprecedented manner. Nowadays, it is not unusual for people to work abroad. Most expatriates relocate their families to the countries they work at. Some people argue that this phenomenon negatively affects children, however, I agree with those who believe the opposite is true.
Those who think that relocating children to a new place is undesirable do so for many reasons. Their most common argument is the negative impact of moving on a child’s personality. There is no doubt that living in a different community comes with its challenges, especially to young people, as they get exposed to behaviours, actions and customs they might not be familiar with. As a result, children could possibly feel a lack of stability and some confusion. It is also likely that their patriotic feelings and sense of belonging to their home country could weaken as they would miss many opportunities to celebrate their national events.
Nevertheless, I firmly believe that opinion to be ludicrous, as it seems that getting exposed to a new culture is beneficial in many ways. It fosters young people social and emotional capabilities. Moreover, children living abroad have better opportunities to lean and practice new languages. Mastering more than one language improves not only their intellectual development, but also their opportunities in acquiring better jobs in the future. According to a recent study published by the University of Chicago, competency in more than one language increases employment chances on average by 200%.
In conclusion, I strongly believe that living in a different country positively affects children in all aspects. Acquiring new languages, and an open minded and tolerant personality are just few examples of the many possible benefits
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Recent advancements, in technology and transportation
in particular
, are reshaping our world
in an unprecedented manner
. Nowadays, it is not unusual for
people
to work abroad. Most expatriates relocate their families to the countries they work at.
Some
people
argue that this phenomenon
negatively
affects
children
,
however
, I
agree
with those who believe the opposite is true.
Those who
think
that relocating
children
to a
new
place is undesirable do
so
for
many
reasons. Their most common argument is the
negative
impact of moving on a child’s personality. There is no doubt that living in a
different
community
comes
with its challenges,
especially
to young
people
, as they
get
exposed to
behaviours
, actions and customs they might not be familiar with.
As a result
,
children
could
possibly
feel a lack of stability and
some
confusion. It is
also
likely that their patriotic feelings and sense of belonging to their home country could weaken as they would miss
many
opportunities to celebrate their national
events
.
Nevertheless
, I
firmly
believe that opinion to be ludicrous, as it seems that getting exposed to a
new
culture is beneficial in
many
ways. It fosters young
people
social and emotional capabilities.
Moreover
,
children
living abroad have better opportunities to lean and practice
new
languages
. Mastering more than one
language
improves
not
only
their intellectual development,
but
also
their opportunities in acquiring better jobs in the future. According to a recent study published by the University of Chicago, competency in more than one
language
increases employment chances on average by 200%.
In conclusion
, I
strongly
believe that living in a
different
country
positively
affects
children
in all aspects. Acquiring
new
languages
, and an
open minded
and tolerant personality are
just
few examples of the
many
possible
benefits