3. Some people think it would be a good idea for schools to teach every young person how to be a good parent. Do you agree or disagree with this opinion? Describe the skills a person needs to be a good parent.
[参考范文1]——不同意
In this essay, I will say why I disagree with the idea of schools teaching parenting and outline the skills a person needs in order to be a good parent, in my opinion.
I believe schools should focus on academic subjects, such as maths, languages, science and humanities, rather than on teaching non-academic subjects, such as parenting. There is limited amount of space in the school timetable and this means that a clear line needs to be drawn somewhere. In other words, it is unrealistic to expect schools to be able to teach everything, meaning that certain things must be left to parents.
Since schoolteachers are almost always knowledgeable in their particular subject areas, they should focus on these. However, on issues such as parenting, it is generally accepted that much depends on parents' morals and opinions. Although teachers may make suggestions, they cannot present solutions to parenting problems without detailed knowledge of the situation within a specific family. For example, some children require strict discipline, but other children are self-disciplined and thus only require minimal supervision by parents.
As for the skills of a good parent, I think that the key ones are honesty and trust. Parents must be honest with their children. If children cannot believe their parents, then they are unlikely to believe teachers or other people. Parents need to be able to trust their children. Many parents do not believe their children and, while this is sometimes justified, it can lead to a breakdown in the parent-child relationship.
In conclusion, I believe that it is better to leave the development of parenting skills in children to parents rather than teachers and that honesty and trust are the most important things in the parent-child relationship.
[参考范文2]——同意
Recently, there has been much debate over what schools should teach. Some people ask whether it would be good to teach students about parenting. I think this is a good idea. I shall outline my reasons below and also say what skills I believe a person needs in order to be a good parent.
Often, I hear parents say they do not know how to deal with their children. Parents constantly ask for advice from their parents or friends. It is clear to me that some kind of preparation before becoming a parent would be useful. Some people argue this training should take place in the home—that schools are for academic subjects. I disagree. Parents often lack time to teach their children at home. This means the children have to learn about parenting at school or they will not learn about it at all.
Some argue that teaching students about parenting at school would take time from more academic subjects, like physics. This is true, but ignores the fact that most students do not use what they learn in such subjects in their adult lives. Surely it is more useful to teach students the things they are more likely to need in their adult lives?
As for good parenting skills, I think the key ones are time management and the ability to deal with household finances. The former is necessary because parents have to do many things and need to prioritise. The latter is essential since parents need to be able to deal with things like property purchases, investments and taxes.
To conclude, I think teaching students about parenting in school is a good idea and that parents need many skills, particularly time management and the ability to deal with household finances.