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61. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents or other adult relatives should make important decisions for their older (15 to 18 year-old) teenage children. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion. Nowadays, it is not rare to see that parents make important decisions for their children. So far as I know, it will do harm than good, because we must live in the society all by ourselves. Furthermore, parents can not protect their children forever. Children should select their own education, their own friends and their own jobs.Children should make their own decisions about what kind of knowledge they learn and which profession they plan to engage in. It is children themselves that know perfectly what discipline they are really interest in. May be initially some of children can not figure out which subject they want to learn. But their lack of experience does not translate into naivete. I believe that they can find out the very subject with which they truly hope spend whole life. For instance, LuXun, who is one of the greatest writers of China, wanted to be a doctor initially, but gradually he realized that is not drug but literature could benefit our society. So he gave up the medicine and became a great writer. The masterpices that he had created have proved writer is the best suitable profession for him. Further, children should have the right to decide their own friends. It seems to be propensity inherent in human nature that all parents do not want to their children mingle with the people from slums. But, in my opinion, I argue that parents should not force their children. Making friend with “bad boys” will bring about some negative effects indeed, but it will cause children to learn what the real life is. Most important of all, this experience can teach then how to protect themselves from “bad boys”, since their parents can not protect them forever. Thus, parents should allow children to make their own friends. Eventually, children should have their jobs. Most parent hope their children work near the hometown and employed by “bid name” companies. Quite the contrary, children always think that working far away will broaden their vision. Morover, a small company will give them a good position and can fully develop their potential. For this reason, children should look for job without the parents’ control. Generally speaking, all parents always want to give their children the best things. However, making important decisions for them will render them as the weak and self-contemptuous people. Giving them an opportunity to make their own decisions will better prepare them to stand on their own feet.
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