IELTS Writing Task 2:
Some people think children have the freedom to make mistakes, while other people believe that adults should prevent children from making mistakes. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.
MODEL ESSAY
Committing and correcting mistakes is part and parcel of one’s life. For the sake of children, some strongly advocate that children have the right to make mistakes while others refute it and believe in the necessity of wrongdoings prevention. Both sides have merits depending on the nature and influence of mistakes.
Minor mistakes during the process of learning and growth help children make progress. During parenting and schooling, it takes time for children to comprehend before their knowledge accumulates and before they are capable of putting learnt knowledge into practice. In addition, young students themselves can hardly possess methods in checking the flaws of newly-acquired ideas, hence questions, quizzes and tests are invented and designed to trigger inaccuracy and misunderstanding so that the teachers can adjust children’s progress or help them review the parts that haven’t been fully comprehended. In the context of growth, toddlers learn to avoid sharp corners of tables by getting pain from them; pupils get to know the importance of bringing stationery after forgetting to leave it at home; teenagers realize the function of teamwork by losing games due to solo playing.
However, as far as permanent physical or mental damage is concerned, mistakes should be prevented before tragedies. From day one, parents must guarantee that their kindergarten are away from fire, deep water and motorways to avoid lethal damage. They should also control the occurrence of repeated mistakes as this pattern indicates delays in children’s reasoning. Lastly, wrongdoings and dangerous thoughts can not be overlooked even if they are minor ones as they have life-long influences and may lead to harm to others and subsequent prison sentences.
In conclusion, making mistakes helps children learn and grow but preventing children from making repeated mistakes is also necessary for the long-term mental and physical development of children.
Vocabulary for IELTS Writing
part and parcel: to be a feature of something
wrongdoing (n): bad or an illegal action
accumulate (v): to collect a large number of things over a long period of time
Put something into practice: take action rather than thought or ideas
stationery (n): the things needed for writing, such as paper, pens
lethal (adj): extremely dangerous
