Children are expected to obey different rules either at home or at school. Strict discipline is sometimes important, but I would argue that it would have an adverse impact on children’s problem-solving abilities.
Some people are strong advocates of imposing rules because rules can hold children accountable for their behaviour and help them develop good behaviour patterns from a young age. Unlike adults, children are normally not aware of the consequences of bad behaviour, and setting rules can help them realise how to behave in a socially acceptable way. For example, they can learn how to greet others, make polite requests and show table manners, if they are required by adults to do so. In addition, some rules can also forbid inappropriate behaviours, such as bullying, using profanity, cheating in exams and interrupting teachers during a lesson.
Opponents, however, argue that the rules can limit the development of problem-solving skills, if those parents who establish these strict rules give priority to children’s obedience. Children will rely heavily on rules and may not be able to solve problems independently. For instance, some rules may dictate what children should do every day, but when they enter the workforce, they may not know how to manage time without the instructions of their parents and cope with the demands of work themselves. They are unlikely to achieve success in their careers.
In my view, strict rules can stifle children’s creativity and they are not able to solve problems in different ways. They dare not put their ideas into practice, since they are afraid of being punished if they disobey the rules. Some teachers, for example, require students to abide by strict essay writing rules, and the consequence is that children will not know the outcome of expressing their ideas in other ways. Some problems in the real world are complex and they cannot be tackled without using imagination.
Children
are
expected
to obey
different
rules
either at home or at school.
Strict
discipline is
sometimes
important
,
but
I would argue that it would have an adverse impact on
children’s
problem-solving abilities.
Some
people
are strong advocates of imposing
rules
because
rules
can hold
children
accountable for their
behaviour
and
help
them develop
good
behaviour
patterns from a young age. Unlike adults,
children
are
normally
not aware of the consequences of
bad
behaviour
, and setting
rules
can
help
them
realise
how to behave in a
socially
acceptable way.
For example
, they can learn how to greet others,
make
polite requests and
show
table manners, if they
are required
by adults to do
so
.
In addition
,
some
rules
can
also
forbid inappropriate
behaviours
, such as bullying, using profanity, cheating in exams and interrupting teachers during a lesson.
Opponents,
however
, argue that the
rules
can limit the development of problem-solving
skills
, if those parents who establish these
strict
rules
give priority to
children’s
obedience.
Children
will rely
heavily
on
rules
and may not be able to solve problems
independently
.
For instance
,
some
rules
may dictate what
children
should do every day,
but
when they enter the workforce, they may not know how to manage time without the instructions of their parents and cope with the demands of work themselves. They are unlikely to achieve success in their careers.
In my view,
strict
rules
can stifle
children’s
creativity and
they are not able to solve problems in
different
ways. They dare not put their
ideas
into practice, since they are afraid of
being punished
if they disobey the
rules
.
Some
teachers,
for example
, require students to abide by
strict
essay writing
rules
, and the consequence is that
children
will not know the outcome of expressing their
ideas
in other ways.
Some
problems in the real world are
complex and
they cannot
be tackled
without using imagination.