TOEFL Essay Sample: Parents are the best teachers

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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?
Parents are the best teachers
Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

A person can learn things existing in this world by so many ways, it can be from his teachers, friends, the environment around him and especially from his parents. In my opinions, parents are always the best teachers of us in almost circumstances. I will explain my ideas as following.

The first thing is that parents always do everything in need for their children. As a normal thing, every day, I see pregnant women prepare for their future children with the hope their daughters/sons will become a good person, or even a talented person .Therefore, it is so normal if you see a gruff woman becomes so sweet, reads books about nutritious foods or about how to help children to become talented… which they have never read before, even sometimes thought it is so boring and useless. Not only so, parents are ready to change their habits, their living environment just because they always hope that their children will be taken care in the best way. This devotedness to their children we can see not one day, two day, but through their whole lives. Therefore, I can say parents are the best teachers of their children.

Secondly, with the belief that parents will do anything good for them, children always listen to their parents’ advice, even it is good or not. When a child is just born, it will imitate anything from its mother first, and then others around it. If the mother always smile with her daughter/son, it will probably like smiling as her. If it is older a little, it will listen to its parents’ advice about the way to talk, to learn, and so on…Everything is deprived from their experience in their lives, or what they learn from books, other people…

Because of all things above, with the interactive impact between parents and children,I can deduce that: parents will be the best teachers of their children even it is bad or good factor…

Thanks Alan

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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents are
the best teachers. Use specific reasons and examples to support
your answer.

for what i know charity begins at home so i think if a child is mannered or not it depends on the education he or she is been giving at home, and this make all parents teachers to their children.when a child is born it’s a parents duty to cater,educate and love his or her child, but these are mostly their duty since they brought us to this world.

Parents can teach their children up till a certain point of their lives afterwhich they have to leave space for other people to also teach them, i mean taechers at school simply because most parents love their children so much the find it difficult to correct them when they are at fault and a second party coming in can help them bring up well the child. To be more specific some parents are so close to their children that their children take them for granted,that’s they don’t respect them or whatever thay say but i’m not saying parents should be cold towards their children.

Moreover parents can teach their children basic and social knowledge whiles other professional knowledge and education are been giving in school by appropriate vocational teachers and parents can’t possibly teach their children that.
Vocational teachers are to coach and help their students apply concepts in accademic studies, they also play a role in building and overseeing the progress of their students.

I don’t think parants can take upon themselves this duty too. I do agree that parents are great teachers and role models to their child
but they are definately not the best teachers.

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Same applies here Bernice. Tidy it up with Basic English, and then help will be forthcoming.

Kitosdad.

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Good afternoon,
My essay about food is below. Glad to hear comments from you.

Family is an important part of any society. Everything starts in a family: education, patriotism, responsibility, egoism, ethics etc. Everybody learns throughout whole his life: at school or university, in society etc. But parents are best teachers, because they educate their children physically, culturally and laborly at the same time.
Firstly, parents give children physical education. They accustom their children to cleanness, for example: wash them everyday, neatly put things in order in the wardrobes, clean shoes and dresses. Many children do gymnastics in the morning, go in for sport, play in moving games with parents. Parents also teach their children to put and achieve goals in life. They upbringing children, teach them to plan time through labor and rest alteration. Mostly, parents teach their children by showing examples to repeat. For instance, mother shows how to cook, lay on the table, while father shows men’s work at home. Both teach brevity, generosity and self-control. Thus, parents educated children physically.
Secondly, parents educate children culturally. When a child is small parents develop him by speaking new sounds, telling stories and fairy-tales. Later, parents teach children to read and write, respect work of others. When parents communicate with grandparents children learn to respect others, inter help each other, give place to elders. Children usually like to repeat after adults, so they quickly learn everything shown to them. Children go to lessons, circus and theaters. This develops them culturally. Parents tell etiquette rules, particularly not to interfere in discussion, politely ask questions, and let a friend to pass first through the door. Children are mirrors of their parents. They copy gestures, manners, habits of their parents. By showing reaction of parents to deeds, they teach children to appropriate manners. Thus parents are also cultural teachers.
Thirdly, parents teach a habit to labor. After dinner, parents ask children to wash dishes or floors. Once a week or oftener children make their rooms. Family members speak about the work at home. Then children start to make labor without remind. They put toys in order when the game is stopped, water the flowers regularly. So then, a habit to labor is produces.
Briefly, parents’ examples generate cultural, labor and physical education. While giving good labor advises parents prepare children to real life. Good citizens improve the world they live in. therefore, life improves.

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Families play an important part in any society. Everything starts in a family: education, patriotism, responsibility, egotism, ethics etc. Everybody learns throughout the whole of their lives: at school or university, in society etc. But parents are the best teachers, because they educate their children physically, culturally and about work at the same time.

Firstly, parents give their children physical education. They accustom their children to cleanliness. For example: They wash them everyday, neatly put their things in order in the wardrobes, clean shoes and dresses. Many children do gymnastics in the morning, go in for sport, play in moving games with parents. Parents also teach their children to establish and achieve goals in their lives. The raising of children, teaches them to plan their time through work and rest alteration. Mostly, parents teach their children by showing them good examples to repeat. For instance, Mother shows them how to cook, lay the table, while Father shows how men work at home. Both teach brevity, generosity and self-control. Thus, parents educate their children physically & mentally.

Secondly, parents educate children culturally. When a child is small, parents teach them by speaking new words, telling stories and fairy-tales. Later, parents teach children to read and write, and to respect the work of others. When parents communicate with grandparents, children learn to respect others, help each other, and give place to elders. Children usually like to learn from adults, so they quickly learn everything shown to them. Children go to lessons, circus and theatres. This develops them culturally. Parents teach etiquette rules, particularly not to interrupt in discussions, politely ask questions, and allow a friend to pass first through the door. Children are mirrors of their parents. They copy gestures, manners, and the habits of their parents. By showing reaction of parents to deeds, they teach children to appreciate good manners in others. Thus parents are also cultural teachers.

Thirdly, parents develop a habit to work in their children. After dinner, parents ask children to wash dishes or floors. Once a week or more often, children make their own rooms. Family members speak about their work at home. After meals or play, children start to work without having to be reminded. They put toys back in order when the game is finished, and remember to water the flowers regularly. So then, a habit to work is induced.

Briefly, parents’ examples encourage culture, work and physical education. In giving good advice, parents prepare their children to face the real world. Good citizens improve the world they live in. Therefore, life for everyone improves.

A nicely put-together essay, with excellent sentence structure. A little more improvement and increase in vocabulary, and you are there!

Children are mirrors of their parents. Oh, so true!

Kitos.