托福例文,6分满分
Obviously,thefirstteacherswehaveinourlivesinmostcasesareourparents.Theyteachustowalk,tospeak,andtohavegoodmannersbeforewereach"therealworld."Morethaneventheprofessionalteachersthatwehaveinschool,parentsaregenerallythemostinvolvedinthedevelopmentandeducationofchildren.
Almostforsureourparentsarethebestteachersatthebeginningofourlives,whichactuallycorrespondstotheparents'roleinnature.Parentsaremostcommittedandinvolvedinteachingtheirchildren;theyhaveakindofinstincttosacrificeapartofthemselvesforthebettermentoftheirchildren.Theyloveusandhavegreatpatiencewhilepassingdowntheirknowledgetous.Theywishusasuccessandthuswillnotteachusbadthings.Andofcourse,implicitlearningoccurswhenchildrenunconsciouslycopysomeoftheirparents'habitsandstylesofbehavior.
Duringthesecondstageofchilddevelopment,adolescence,parentscanstillbeinthebestpositiontoofferadviceeventhoughthechildrenmightnotacceptit.Inthiscase,perhapsthechild'sfriendswouldbethebestteachers.Adolescentsarenotoriouslyrebelliousinmanyculturesandmayautomaticallyrejectanyadvicefromtheirparents.Myfirstmarriageforinstance,wassolelyamatterofdoingtheoppositewhenmyparentstriedtointrudeinofferingtheiradvice.Soinsuchmatters,parentsshouldbemuchmoreflexibleandberatherthepartnerswiththeirchildren.Sowecanseethatbeingateacherofgrowingchildbecomemoreandmorecomplicatedcaseasthetimepassesandmanyparentsaresimplynotabletomeettheincreaseddemands.
Ontheotherhand,Iwouldsaythatparentsarenotprofessionalteachersandtheytendtobeverybiasedbytheirloveoftheirchildren.Sowishinggoodthingsandaneasylifemaypreventchildrenfrommaturation.Inanycase,parentsusuallycanpresentonlyoneviewpointoftheworld,whilegoodteachingshouldbebasedondifferentattitudes.Thus,whenchildrengotoschoolandhaveagreatdiversityofteachers,theylearnmuchmorethantheirparentscouldprobablygivethem.Furthermore,onceourparentsgetolder,theybecomemoreconservativeandcannotalwaysbeobjectiveinregardtomoderntrendsandfashions.Thusweneedtotaketheiradvicewithcautionduringthatperiod.However,somekindofintuitionwhichIbelievesharedbetweenrelativesaboutwhateverybodyneedsandgreatlovewhichexistsinafamiliesstillmakesourparentsverygoodteachersandadvisersatanytime.
Inconclusion,whileparentsarenottheidealteachers,andwell-roundedchildrenwillgenerallyneedagreatdiversityofteachersintheirlivesinordertohaveamoreaccurateviewoftheworld,parentsaregenerallythemostcommittedofallteachersandhavethegreatestemotionalinvestmentintheirchildrenandtheirfuture.