Man is a social being and no one can exist as an island. While some people hold the view that parents have the responsibility to teach their children to become a good member of the society, others feel that the school is the best place to learn social values. In my opinion, both the parents and the teachers have an indispensable role in shaping the character of their children.
Firstly, parents are the primary teachers and home is the first school where the personality development of children is initiated. From birth to preschool children are under the sole custody of their parents. They imitate the actions of their parents and for this reason it is important for parents to become a good role model for their children. Parents are the best people to teach them the concept of good and bad. When they are taught to make this distinction from a young age, they are unlikely to go astray when they grow up.
However, parents are not the only influence on children. Teachers at school have an equally important role to play in the formation of their character. The school is essentially a microcosm of the universe. Here the children get to interact with other children of different character, personality and family backgrounds. This exposure that they get at school plays a crucial role in the formation of their parents. It is the duty of parents to instil in them the values of discipline and social commitment.
To conclude, parents and teachers both have an equally important role in moulding the character of children. In my opinion, their roles are complementary. 
 Man
 is a social being and no one can exist as an island. While  
some
  people
 hold the view that  
parents
 have the responsibility to teach their  
children
 to become a  
good
 member of the society, others feel that the  
school
 is the best place to learn social values. In my opinion, both the  
parents
 and the  
teachers
 have an indispensable  
role
 in shaping the  
character
 of their children. 
Firstly
,  
parents
 are the primary  
teachers
 and home is the  
first
  school
 where the personality development of  
children
  is initiated
. From birth to preschool  
children
 are under the sole custody of their  
parents
. They imitate the actions of their  
parents
 and  
for this reason
 it is  
important
 for  
parents
 to become a  
good
  role
 model for their  
children
.  
Parents
 are the best  
people
 to teach them the concept of  
good
 and  
bad
. When they  
are taught
 to  
make
 this distinction from a young age, they are unlikely to go astray when they grow up. 
However
,  
parents
 are not the  
only
 influence on  
children
.  
Teachers
 at  
school
 have an  
equally
  important
  role
 to play in the formation of their  
character
. The  
school
 is  
essentially
 a microcosm of the universe. Here the  
children
  get
 to interact with other  
children
 of  
different
  character
, personality and family backgrounds. This exposure that they  
get
 at  
school
 plays a crucial  
role
 in the formation of their  
parents
. It is the duty of  
parents
 to  
instil
 in them the values of discipline and social commitment. 
To conclude
,  
parents
 and  
teachers
 both have an  
equally
  important
  role
 in  
moulding
 the  
character
 of  
children
. In my opinion, their  
roles
 are complementary.