Should parents actively encourage their children to try new experiences or let them pursue their interests at their own pace? (sociology)
☆Let’s
Think
1.
What
are the synonyms of “going out of one’s comfort zone”?
2.
What
are the advantages and disadvantages of going out of your comfort zone?
3.
Do
your parents try to push you out of your comfort zone? Do you think it is good
or bad? Why?
Note:
1.
Taking
a risk, trying something new, embracing challenges, expanding your horizons, pushing
boundaries, and facing one’s fears are synonyms of “going out of one’s comfort
zone”.
2.
The
advantages: Growth of the body and mind, wider perspectives, new relationships,
new interests, increased self-confidence, sense of achievement, habit of
self-education or self-learning, etc.
The
disadvantages: Loss of something important, disorientation, extreme stress and
anxiety, risk of failure, exhaustion and burnout, etc.
☆Hints
for Points
Agree
1.
Spare
the rod and spoil the child.
2.
No
pain, no gain.
3.
Parent
birds stop feeding their babies at some point in their development so that they
can learn to feed themselves.
4.
Adventures
not only expand horizons but also cultivate resiliency and flexibility, which
helps avoid being left behind or miss opportunities.
5.
Exposing
children to as many things as possible makes children resourceful and creative in
the future.
6.
Children
will take self-development for granted and will be less reluctant to be weaned
and explore the world by themselves.
7.
It’s
parents’ responsibility to provide their children the best environment for
learning because it’s difficult for children to educate themselves.
Disagree
1.
You
can take a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.
2.
Nothing
is hard to a willing mind.
3.
Different
strokes for different folks.
4.
Parents’
smothering eagerness may lead to their children’s resentment and less interest
in the intended challenge.
☆Sample
Answer for Ideas and Expressions
【Supporting Details】Since they have lived longer
and have wider perspectives, parents must encourage their children to get out
of their children’s room and see the world or challenge themselves. Parents can
see what will happen to their children in the future if they keep doing what
they are doing or, more importantly, miss doing what they should be doing right
now. Failing to provide opportunities for a better future by encouraging their
children to challenge themselves is a neglect.
【Counterargument-treatment】Of course, it is out of
question to forcibly have children work more or try something new against their
will. Children have their own rights to pursue happiness. However, since their knowledge
about the world and cognitive ability is not complete yet, adults around them
is responsible for assisting the early stages of their journey of life,
especially when the children are wasting their time and opportunity to develop
their ability to its full potential due to ignorance and circumstantial
conditions that keep them in a narrow world.
【Conclusion】Parents are usually the only
adults that children depend on for navigating life. Thus, they are in charge of
motivating their children to go beyond their comfort zones and expand their
horizons. (247 words)
DRAFT
