“Children Learning Foreign Language”

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Children should begin learning a foreign language as soon as they start school. Use specific reasons and examples to support your position.
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I fully agree that children must start learning foreign language right from the day they start schooling. English is learnt in majority of countries as a foreign language and English is referred to as a global language.

Because English is so widely spoken, it has often been referred to as a "global language". While English is not an official language in many countries, it is currently the language most often taught as a second language around the world. English is rather a language that is absorbing aspects of cultures worldwide as it continues to grow. It is, by international treaty, the official language for aerial and maritime communications, as well as one of the official languages of the European Union, the United Nations, and most international athletic organizations, including the International Olympic Committee.

English is the language most often studied as a foreign language. In the European Union this is followed by French, German, and Spanish.
Language is the means of communication. In the modern globalization era it is not enough to be able to speak one language to communicate. I strongly feel that children should begin learning a foreign language as soon as they start school. They can learn faster and better. Once any body who masters the language he or she can move to any country for a better academic career or job and business prospects. Secondly learning a language at the last moment becomes very tedious task or sometimes impossible too.

In conclusion learning language from the first day of school is of a vital importance for any one to be competent and successful in academic field or business front internationally.---(273 Words)

HARMONICA RHYME

HARMONICA RHYME

We breathe through the harmonica:

Our breath gives life to the music, Hidden, within it.

Without eyes or fingers we search and probe its Mysteries

With our mind and tongue, Our determination, Our heart.
We surround it with our hands; Embrace it with our lips; Hide it from the world.

We are deceived by its simplicity; Molded by its trickery;

Daunted by its complexity; Joyful at its capacity to speakMusic.

BY - Brasshaper's Ink

"Children Have Ability to Learn Adults Don’t”

As children, do we have a natural ability and motivation to take up new interests (such as language, sports, and musical instruments) who as adults we seem to lose? Are there too many social pressures on adults or are there other reasons for the apparent decline in a human being’s capacity to learn?
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While I agree that children have a natural ability to learn fast and they have varied interests with high motivation, I am not convinced that adults don’t have the said ability and motivation.

Children have entire time at their disposal for learning. Also they have high motivation compared to adults for learning new things and developing into the fields of music, sports, games etc. I am convinced that children's brains have a natural ability to absorb the new things fast. This is as part of their developmental growth; much of their achievement is because Schools motivate them to take many subjects. Parents also motivate their children to practice new sports or to learn music. Even their playmates force them to become better at computer games. In a way children enjoy learning and their environment is also favorable and highly motivating.

However the said motivation is little less in adults due to work pressure, social obligations, and many more. Nevertheless adults do like to learn and develop themselves to compete with others is also a proven fact. They can organize their learning by setting times for reading or practice. They can build on skills and experiences they know. Nevertheless exceptionally some people may feel that further learning is pointless for them may be because whatever they wanted to achieve in life they have achieved. Those are the adults with high sense of self actualization and esteem. But for the younger adults to nurse the feelings that they are too busy with families and work and they can’t learn any more is merely a psychological barrier and have no roots in realism.

In conclusion we cannot generalize anything on learning abilities of children and adults. It depends upon the motivation of the person and the environment. ------(294 Words)

“Children Engaged In Paid Work”

In many countries, children are engaged in some kind of paid work. Some people regard this as completely wrong while others consider as valuable work experience, important for learning and taking responsibility. What is your opinion about this?
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In my opinion it is absolutely wrong to engage children for paid work. This is nothing but engaging “child labor” which is not only wrong it is illegal rather.

Children have every privilege to play and enjoy. Further when they grow up, they go to schools study and make their careers bright into the field of their choice. At such a tender age of the children if they are made to work for money as Child Labors it not only inhuman but that is the gross deterioration of morality and human values.

Working age for any one is 18 years and above. At this age one is fully matured and understands his own good and bad. Also one knows difference between risky and safe and can take care of him or her and protect from dangers. While children are immature to understand this and may endanger themselves in the process of working thereby may get victimized in some or the other accident and injure themselves. Thus causing temporary partial or permanent partial or total disablement that ruins the life of the child and the poor child has to creep all though its life span. This is most pathetic. No compensation in form of money to any high value can get back what the child loses by way of disablement.

In a nut shell, employing “Child Labor” is absolutely wrong, illegal and inhuman. One must not forget that children are the future of our nation and we must protect them, educate them, and develop them to their optimum capacity. --------(258 Words)