IELTS Writing Sample #122
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Children should never be educated at home by their parents. Do you agree
or disagree?
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for young people who decide to do this.
You should write at least 250 words.
model answer:
Nobody can say with confidence that children should be taught at home or at any
children's institutions. There are many different children and every one demand
of education suitable only for him.
But for most of children the best way of learning the life is being in the
children's institutions. Nobody would argue that contacts between children of
the same age are very important for bringing your child up. Such a contact is
very important for playing, entertaining and learning living with other people.
The harmonious living with other people, to my mind, is the first task for any
man. Lack of this harmony sets problems and troubles.
The children need space to run and make noise, to jump and cry. Do you or your
neighbours allow these actions for your child? If you live in town, it is
difficult to find a safe place to play. Kindergartens give such a possibility.
They give space, a lot of toys and constructions for physical exercises. So, if
you have bad living conditions, the kindergarten is the best way for you. But if
you have a large family with many children and enough space, you may keep your
child at home. You should be sure that the child feels, dressed and comfortable.
His brothers and sisters give him necessary contacts. It's noticed long ago that
children in big families are much more easy-tempered and calm. They are located
in more harmonic world than others.
Sometimes differences in age put troubles in contacts between children in large
families. Then it is better for child to be sent to the kindergarten (school).
But if quarrels don't last for a long time, everything is all right. In general,
quarrels develop ability to cooperate with people. They develop a personal
initiative and force setting the balance. In such a way the child gets lessons
of life. Addly, the quarrels often take place in kindergartens and schools and
we shouldn't fear it.
Side by side with quarrels parents often are afraid of colds which happen in
kindergartens more frequently. Parents prefer keeping the child at home. But for
a healthy child odd cold (if illness occurs, it goes its normal course) can't
make big harm to the child. And if the child is adaptable to the conditions of
public places earlier it would be better for him in future.
In general, I am a follower of the theory of keeping children in adapted places
such as good kindergartens. But keeping children in such a place can't replace
family and home. Only together they make harmonic and beautiful union.
(431 words)