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the importance of school and /or parents to education can not be ignored
The competitiveness of a country relies on its educated citizenry. To educate is to develop the individuals, noble in morality and competent in profession. Then who should take the major responsibility for educating next generation --- the parents or the school? Of course, the both sides should equally.
“Before school, the parents themselves should be the best friends and tutors for kids,” insisted Gorge Johnson, one of my foreign teachers and a professor in the Central Academy of Drama. Good parents can surely raise good kids. A kid of hard-working parents must study very hard; a kid of honest couples must be more reliable; a kid of strong-willed parents will never give up and surrender at half way. All of these qualities are crucial to be a good people in society. Without the tips and instructions from parents, the kids are more likely to go wrong, even do harms to the others and society. According to a survey led by Johnson in 2010 among 34 cities in China, 38 per cent of young criminals are short of the guidance from their parents.
However, do not make conclusion so early. Only armed with the professional knowledge and other qualities gained outside can those kids be really good citizens. The schools can function that well. Undoubtedly, the teachers in schools can teach what the parents can not, just like some knowledge in some professional fields, such as physics, chemistry, and so forth. In addition, school is also different from family. In family, kids can be raised in love; in school, they can in disciplines. In family, kids may act like a leader; but in school, they do as a member of a team. “Clearly, school plays an extremely vital role in educating kids, for they will spend nearly 16 years in schools,” claimed Li Lanqing, the former president of Chinese Education Administration.
In conclusion, the importance of school and /or parents to education can not be ignored. Both sides should do their parts well so as to bring up a future good citizen.
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