Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents are the best teachers. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
We can define a meaning of teacher as a person who delivers a specific knowledge. Moreover teachers can teach something more detailed and deepen for their students. In this view, parents are not the best teacher; parents are more closed to guide than to teacher and although parents have the specific knowledge, they cannot teach efficiently.
In the early time such as the time of elementary school in children’s life, parents will teach something to their children. The reason why parents can teach is that teaching contents are general and so parents do not have to specialized knowledge. As their children grow up and go to high school or university, parents will think that there is certain limitation in their knowledge. This limitation forces parents to change their role from teacher to guide. For example, children ask some questions such as calculation or the meaning of simple word in the time of elementary school, but they do not ask somewhat difficult questions to parents and even if they do, parents cannot respond suitably. Because the delivery of knowledge cannot be done effectively in any time, parents cannot be the best teacher.
The more there are teacher, the more there are effective method. In other word, although both farther and mother have various knowledge, that knowledge is of just two people and so the range of knowledge is so narrow. In addition, the relationship between parents and children is a little subjective, not objective. This kind of relationship make impossible for parents to teach effectively. This is because, when they teach something, they cannot be objective and usually negotiate with children illogically. A good example is that children of teachers are sent to private institution instead of teaching themselves.
In conclusion, I would like to argue that parents can the role of the best manager or guide not of the best teacher. The reason for my argument is provide as above. Although parents can be the best teacher, the time is not long and the impact of teaching by parents cannot cover the scope that really is required for their children.