2019年10月10日教育类(观点型)

　　The best way to solve the increasing crime rate of young offenders is to teach parents better parenting skills. To what extent do you agree?

　　The news often carries stories relating to the escalating number of crimes carried out by youngsters. Commentators often ask the question “what is the role of the parents?” I agree that parents must be taught how to bring up their children, but I also believe that society plays a necessary part in reducing youth crime.

　　On the one hand, these high crime rates may be due to a lack of parenting skills. This is even more so for kids with a single parent, and it is unfortunate because we cannot deny the vital role of parents in bringing up children. Parents pass on various social values, either by talking about their personal experiences or by demonstrating social values through their actions. Therefore, children learn from parents what is right and wrong, what role they will play in society, and how they should behave.

　　On the other hand, I argue that society has to bear some responsibility, for we cannot lay this behaviour at the feet of hard-pressed parents. In my view, it is certainly the responsibility of those in charge to build environments where youngsters feel contented with what they have, and do not need the thrill of petty criminality. For example, if we look at the nature of crimes committed by young people, it is often just petty crime, which