Home and school are the two institutions that impact moral education and virtuous behaviours in children. Lately, some individuals opined that guiding children on how to be good ambassadors of the society should be the sole responsibility of the parents or guardians while others believe that it is solely the onus of the school to do this. In this essay, I will discuss my opinion on these two views. I believe that it should be a joint responsibility of both parents as well as the school to inculcate relevant character in the young ones.
On one hand, it is understandable that parents should be responsible for imbibing good moral habits into their wards because they brought them into the world. Parents are the first role models of their offspring and they replicate whatever character traits they see in the parents. Also, children spend a great amount of time with their parents so they have more hours to build up good character patterns in the children.
On the other hand, the school can play a crucial role in moulding a child's character. To start with, peer group interactions at school makes a child highly social and he learns a lot of what is wrong or what is right from his fellow students because the level of interaction at school is higher than that of home. In addition, many competitions are held in school to teach a child to accept defeat and to appreciate success; some talks about good manners, well-behaved children and so on are given in school in order to reinforce good social conduct. Lastly, students observe the teachers closely and learn a lot of social value from them. Teachers admonish children for wrong behaviours and praise them for good gestures.
In my own opinion, charity begins at home, in other words, the parents or guardians are the first teachers and instructors a child come in contact with, therefore the home should be the primary level of impact while the school should continue to buttress the good teaching children receive from guardians.
In conclusion, school is the haven of academic learning, but learning should not be limited to only academic and this is where social learning comes in. Parental instructions are as important as academic teachings and both important learnings are pivotal to instilling good morals in children in order to make them become good members of the society.
Home and
school
are the two institutions that impact moral education and virtuous
behaviours
in
children
. Lately,
some
individuals opined that guiding
children
on how to be
good
ambassadors of the society should be the sole responsibility of the
parents
or guardians while others believe that it is
solely
the onus of the
school
to do this. In this essay, I will discuss my opinion on these two views. I believe that it should be a joint responsibility of both
parents
as well as
the
school
to inculcate relevant
character
in the young ones.
On one hand, it is understandable that
parents
should be responsible for imbibing
good
moral habits into their wards
because
they brought them into the world.
Parents
are the
first
role models of their
offspring and
they replicate whatever
character
traits they
see
in the
parents
.
Also
,
children
spend a great amount of time with their
parents
so
they have more hours to build up
good
character
patterns in the children.
On the other hand
, the
school
can play a crucial role in
moulding
a child's
character
. To
start
with, peer group interactions at
school
makes
a child
highly
social and
he learns
a lot of
what is
wrong
or what is right from his fellow students
because
the level of interaction at
school
is higher than that of home.
In addition
,
many
competitions
are held
in
school
to teach a child to accept defeat and to appreciate success;
some
talks about
good
manners, well-behaved
children
and
so
on are
given
in
school
in order to reinforce
good
social
conduct.
Lastly
, students observe the teachers
closely
and learn
a lot of
social
value from them. Teachers admonish
children
for
wrong
behaviours
and praise them for
good
gestures.
In my
own
opinion, charity
begins
at home,
in other words
, the
parents
or guardians are the
first
teachers and instructors a child
come
in contact with,
therefore
the home should be the primary level of impact while the
school
should continue to buttress the
good
teaching
children
receive from guardians.
In conclusion
,
school
is the haven of academic
learning
,
but
learning
should not
be limited
to
only
academic and this is where
social
learning
comes
in. Parental instructions are as
important
as academic teachings and both
important
learnings
are pivotal to instilling
good
morals in
children
in order to
make
them become
good
members of the society.