▶ Your Answer :
Some people think that it is better that parents make decisions for their children’s futures, while others do not. However, I strongly believe that it is better for children to make decisions for their futures on their own. I will present two reasons supporting my standpoint as follows.
To start with, children might be unsatisfied with the choice which their parents made and want to quit in the middle. If parents make all the decisions about their children’s futures without considering of their aptitude, it would be like a torture for children because they need to do something they are not interested. To take my friend’s story for example, since he was young, his parents want him to be a doctor. They made all the plans to make him a doctor and strongly force him to go to medical school. However, he was not interested in medical field and also afraid of doctor’s serious duty dealing with human’s life. He managed to go to medical school, but he end up quitting it since he got serious depression caused by pressure. As seen in his case, children will not be satisfied with their parent’s choices when the choice is not relevant with their aptitude.
On top of that, children who are able to make their own choices about their futures tend to have higher motivation. When children make decisions about their career, they feel responsible for their choices and struggling in order to achieve their goals. For instance, the friend I mentioned above decided to go to business school that he had dreamed to go for long time after he quit medical school. His parents did not try to control his future anymore, so he started to think about his future seriously on his own and built all the career paths that he eager to achieve. Then, he became so passionate and highly motivated about his future plans because he was interested in business field and also tried to be responsible for his own choices.
In conclusion, I strongly argue for my standpoint on account of the two reasons mentioned above. |