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Opinion might be divided whether teachers were more appreciated and valued
by society in the past than they are nowadays. People of various ages and from
different walks of life may take diverse positions on this controversial issue.
Some believe that teachers are getting much more respect today than they
were in the past. However, I personally disagree with the statement that the
values teachers receive today is lower than they did in the past.
To begin with, instructors in the past were much more helpful
than they are today. Actually, people today can learn something new from
other source of information and knowledge. Thus, the values of teaching others
has decreased recently. For example, many people are getting a great
number of information and knowledge on the internet. There are so many contents
to teach people for a variety of realms not only in academic
subjects, but also in other field like playing guitars or piano. If
students have a firm will to learn by themselves, all the source of
information and knowledge can provide them with a great environment to
study and acquire anything. On the other hand, in the past, people didn't
get any information and knowledge except from their instructors or teachers.
So, teachers should have been respected so much from their students. This
clearly proves that tutors and teachers were valued by their students and the
society than they are today.
On the top of that, many students today regard teachers and tutors as a
means of their success. The society nowadays emphasize the importance of
success excessively. So, people pursue success blindly. This social mood makes
the values of teachers and tutors lower greatly. It is one of the hottest
social issues in Korea. Many students and their parents think of their teachers
as a tool for entering a prestigious university. Moreover, the fact that
teachers in private educational institutions can increase students’ score makes
the teachers in a public school suffer from disregard of their students and
their parents. Many students nod and make some noise during classes. Furthermore,
a few weeks ago, a shocking event happened in a high school. Some students beat
their teacher in class and other student shot the scene by his smartphone and
uploaded the video on his Facebook. Many people were enraged by this event. An
expert conclude that the reason for the shocking event is from the social atmosphere
that students and the society don’t respect teachers. This clearly support my
point of view that the society don’t respect teachers today.
As
I mentioned above, based on my rationales for my claims, I can conclude that
teachers in the past were received much more values and respect than they
are nowadays.
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