Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

　　Parents make the best teachers.

　　Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

　　(Agree)

　　Entirely agree with the statement that parents make the best teachers. In the course of my life, I have learned a number of important lessons that were taught to me by my parents and that I could not have learned anywhere else.

　　To begin with, my parents have taught me about how to live with others and get along well with them. Thanks to my parents teaching me that social lesson, I have been able to get along well with everyone in my family. Not only do I have a mother and father, but I also have a brother and sister. My siblings and I usually get along well, but sometimes we argue and fight with each other. However, my parents taught us that we should learn to look at the other person’s point of view, so, many, times instead of fighting with one of my siblings, we are able to sit down with each other and calmly talk about our problems. This enables us to solve all of our problems easily. Thanks to my parents, I have learned how to compromise and get along well with others.

　　Another thing that my parents have taught me is the value of hard work. Because of my parents, I know that I have to work hard if I want to be successful in life. For example, when I was younger, I never really enjoyed school, so often did not do my homework. Naturally, my grades were very low. My parents told me that I needed to study hard if I wanted to be successful in life. They worked with me to improve my grades. I started working hard, and my grades improved considerably. Now, I get pretty good grades in school, and it is alt thanks to my parents for teaching me to work hard.

　　Truly believe that parents are the best teachers. Of course, we all have many teachers throughout our lifetimes, but our parents can affect us in so many different ways that they are definitely our best teachers.

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　　(Disagree)

　　While I understand the logic behind the statement, I must actually disagree with the statement that parents make the best teachers. In my case, t would have to say that my teachers at school have been much better teachers for me than my parents. Allow me to explain my feelings in more detail.

　　For one, I spend a lot of time with my teachers, and they often teach me lessons that are not so much about book Iearning but are about life learning. Several of my teachers make classes that are usually boring into fascinating classes that have shown me how the material they are teaching is relevant to life. One example is my history teacher, Mr. Patterson. Before I took Mr. Patterson’s class, I never really enjoyed history that much. To me, it was just a lot of old names, dates, and places. However, Mr. Patterson made his classes seem to come alive by the way that he taught history. He also showed us how it is important to learn about the past because we can compare past events to present and even future ones. He has definitely been a great teacher for me.

　　Also, many of my teachers have encouraged me to be both a good student and an even better person. Through watching many of my teachers, I have learned how to conduct myself in a professional manner. For example, my English teacher, Mr. Thagard, is not only a great teacher but also an excellent person. He is also polite to everyone, even the students. He calls all of the students “Mr.” or “Miss” even though we are much younger than he is. He never gets angry or yells at students even when they are impolite to him or forget to turn in their homework. He also always tries to help out students who are not doing well in the class. I have tried to model my behavior on his in an effort to become a real gentleman. He has truly been an excellent teacher in my life.

　　Throughout our lives many people, including our parents and friends, act as our teachers. However, I believe that the best teachers are those we have at school. They have taught me many lessons that I will never forget.