IELTS WRITING-children are engaged in work

In many countries children are engaged in some kind of paid work. Some people regard this as completely wrong, while others consider it as valuable work experience, important for learning and taking responsibility. What are your opinions on this?

Nowadays, it is common to see children engage in some kind of paid work. As this phenomenon develops prosperously, more and more people show their concerns about whether it is proper for children to do paid works. People who favor such kind of work view it as valuable experience for learning and taking responsibility, while others maintain that it is nothing more than a waste of time. Both of them are well supported.

As for people who support such action, the part time job is a good chance for children to put what they learned into practice, despite a kind of occupying their study time, because they reckon that the knowledge learned from books are way too theoretical, and it will be useless if they are not put into practice. What’s more, when children are hunting for a job, the employers pay much attention to their experience. Consequently, they hold the view that such kind of work provides children with a good chance for both their study and further development.

As for people who show little interest in these works, it is study that is the most important thing to which top priority should be attached rather than waste time in gaining experience, because no matter how vital it is for a child to gain experience, the further development will collapse if there is not a well based fundament.

From the discussion above, we can easily conclude that both proponents and opponents of dong paid work have their respective reasons and justifications. However, personally speaking, children’s paid work should not be carried out at the cost of falling in their study. Only if a proper proportion between work and study is found, can we say that this action’s benefits outweigh its disadvantages.