When children start school teachers have a bigger influence on their academic and social development compared to their parents. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give your opinion and relevant examples.

 

There is a lobby that believes tutors have a greater impact on the social and educational development of the learners when they commence their academic journey as compared to their parents. This essay will justify the rationale behind their perspective and discuss that of others.

 

Tutors have a more concrete impact on the personalities of the little ones as they devote their major part of the day at school which pushes them to imbibe the content swiftly and efficiently. Moreover, in classrooms, students get a more serious and formal environment which helps them to concentrate on their studies, instilling a sense of discipline in them since they are always under observation of their teachers, due to which they remain focussed all the time, thereby increasing their productivity.

Furthermore, tutors impart knowledge to the pupils by organising fun activities in the form of a plethora of games and group assignments, owing to which they inculcate numerous skills and values while working together to accomplish the tasks. Such activities extend opportunities to acquire the social values through sharing, caring, communicating, cooperating, solving problems and networking which contribute towards their holistic development.

However, the other lobby believes that parents are more accountable for the social development of their wards since they are the role models for the little ones by virtue of which the latter follow the footsteps of the former without giving a second thought by inculcating/emulating the social behaviour of their mothers and fathers.

Overall, I strongly feel that despite both teachers and parents having a sizable influence on children when they start schooling, it is the faculty that has an overwhelming impact on young minds, who get to experience a formal environment and worldly knowledge under the watchful eyes of teachers.