The beliefs and values of young people are shaped through a myriad of influences. Among the most major of these are a child’s parents and teachers. I argue that ultimately teachers have more influence than parents on the intellectual and social development of children. This will be proved by looking at how students are more attentive when interacting with teachers and how teachers engage students in an environment more conducive to emulation and learning.
Firstly, teachers have the opportunity to interact with their students during periods of the day when young people are more attentive. To illustrate, an American study once proved that human beings more readily commit new skills and ideas to memory in the morning as opposed to the afternoon or evening. As teachers spend five mornings a week with young people, this example makes it clear that they have an advantage over parents when it comes to developing a young person’s mind. Thus, it is clear that teachers affect the intellectual and social growth of a child in a manner that the child’s parents cannot match.
In addition to this, the classroom environment is a powerful place that puts a child in a frame of mind that encourages learning. For example, it has been proven that students who are home schooled tend to have more difficulty than classroom-taught students in absorbing the information their instructor presents to them. I feel this disparity exists because a classroom surrounds student with an environment of academia, and this promotes the acquisition of knowledge. As this sort of environment is not always present in a child’s home, it is clear that teachers are in many ways more influential than parents in expanding a child’s mind.
After looking at the above, it can be seen that instructors have advantages over parents when it comes to shaping the minds of children. Because of the enduring nature of the traditional classroom style of learning, I do not expect this pattern to be drastically altered in the foreseeable future.
The beliefs and values of
young
people
are shaped
through a myriad of influences. Among the most major of these are a
child’s
parents
and
teachers
. I argue that
ultimately
teachers
have more influence than
parents
on the intellectual and social development of children. This will
be proved
by looking at how
students
are more attentive when interacting with
teachers
and how
teachers
engage
students
in an
environment
more conducive to emulation and learning.
Firstly
,
teachers
have the opportunity to interact with their
students
during periods of the day when
young
people
are more attentive. To illustrate, an American study once proved that human beings more
readily
commit new
skills
and
ideas
to memory in the morning as opposed to the afternoon or evening. As
teachers
spend five mornings a week with
young
people
, this example
makes
it
clear
that they have an advantage over
parents
when it
comes
to developing a
young
person’s mind.
Thus
, it is
clear
that
teachers
affect the intellectual and social growth of a
child
in a manner that the
child’s
parents
cannot match.
In addition
to this, the classroom
environment
is a powerful place that puts a
child
in a frame of mind that encourages learning.
For example
, it has
been proven
that
students
who are
home schooled
tend to have more difficulty than classroom-taught
students
in absorbing the information their instructor presents to them. I feel this disparity exists
because
a classroom surrounds
student
with an
environment
of academia, and this promotes the acquisition of knowledge. As this sort of
environment
is not always present in a
child’s
home, it is
clear
that
teachers
are in
many
ways more influential than
parents
in expanding a
child’s
mind.
After looking at the above, it can be
seen
that instructors have advantages over
parents
when it
comes
to shaping the minds of children.
Because
of the enduring nature of the traditional classroom style of learning, I do not
expect
this pattern to be
drastically
altered in the foreseeable future.