Question 2 - Practice 3

Question 2

Practice 3

Personal Preference

Now listen to the sample response. How is it different from yours? What parts of the response can you use in your own? Write down any helpful expressions you hear.

I firmly believe that parents should be permitted to influence the type of materials that children learn school.

My first reason for this is because parents are often the best judges of what their children are ready to learn.

They are also best aware of the areas in which their children are struggling.

Parents opinions about what their children should learn can be helpful for developing a curriculum.

Secondly, children often feel uncomfortable talking to teachers about problems they have with materials.

Consequently, it is important that their parents are able to intervene and speak for them.