I pay the schoolteacher but it is schoolboys who educate my son. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Most people cannot deny that classmates’ impact on their offsprings is tremendous. There is a simple explanation that peers spend plenty of time together having classes, sharing their opinions about coming movies and books, discussing personal problems, newcomers and teachers. However, it is only the top of the iceberg. Students are competitors. Consequently, they try to think faster striving for the first place. In the meantime, they are great friends who are ready to clarify any task if teachers are not available at the moment. But nowadays classmates are too obsessed with gadgets than their studies.
Recent surveys prove that parents are the key people in children’s lives. I want to highlight that it is not about biological parents, considering the changing situation in the definition of a “modern family” or parents who only pay for their children’s lives and nothing more. I mean those who take care and responsibility during the whole life. Thus, there is only one thing that remains unchangeable: most children have a parental figure as a model to learn from and rely on.
Undoubtedly, children with highly educated parents show better results at school than those whose parents have no qualifications. Family traditions contribute to children’s well-being and create lasting memories. Countless studies show the positive influence on children if there is a habit of having dinner together, while discussing events happened at school and at work. From adults children learn moral principles, values and beliefs that are maintained within the family. Sharing secrets and experiences, praising and spending time as a family help to grow as an individual in the atmosphere of love and care.
Moreover, youngsters tend to imitate any behavior of the people they respect. If children play, it is easy to recognize their fathers and mothers’ tone and manner of speech during the game. Therefore, parents must always take into account the power of personal example when they educate their children because it is significantly important what they really do rather than what they announce would be better to do.
In conclusion, I highlight that parents play a crucial role in educating their offsprings only if they spend enough time and efforts to explain the world around us. So far as I am concerned, Emerson’s phrase is too generalized and not fair for those parents who are personally and totally involved in their children’s lives.
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