托福例文,6分满分

　　Obviously,thefirstteacherswehaveinourlivesinmostcasesareourparents.Theyteachustowalk,tospeak,andtohavegoodmannersbeforewereach"therealworld."Morethaneventheprofessionalteachersthatwehaveinschool,parentsaregenerallythemostinvolvedinthedevelopmentandeducationofchildren.

　　Almostforsureourparentsarethebestteachersatthebeginningofourlives,whichactuallycorrespondstotheparents'roleinnature.Parentsaremostcommittedandinvolvedinteachingtheirchildren;theyhaveakindofinstincttosacrificeapartofthemselvesforthebettermentoftheirchildren.Theyloveusandhavegreatpatiencewhilepassingdowntheirknowledgetous.Theywishusasuccessandthuswillnotteachusbadthings.Andofcourse,implicitlearningoccurswhenchildrenunconsciouslycopysomeoftheirparents'habitsandstylesofbehavior.

　　Duringthesecondstageofchilddevelopment,adolescence,parentscanstillbeinthebestpositiontoofferadviceeventhoughthechildrenmightnotacceptit.Inthiscase,perhapsthechild'sfriendswouldbethebestteachers.Adolescentsarenotoriouslyrebelliousinmanyculturesandmayautomaticallyrejectanyadvicefromtheirparents.Myfirstmarriageforinstance,wassolelyamatterofdoingtheoppositewhenmyparentstriedtointrudeinofferingtheiradvice.Soinsuchmatters,parentsshouldbemuchmoreflexibleandberatherthepartnerswiththeirchildren.Sowecanseethatbeingateacherofgrowingchildbecomemoreandmorecomplicatedcaseasthetimepassesandmanyparentsaresimplynotabletomeettheincreaseddemands.

　　Ontheotherhand,Iwouldsaythatparentsarenotprofessionalteachersandtheytendtobeverybiasedbytheirloveoftheirchildren.Sowishinggoodthingsandaneasylifemaypreventchildrenfrommaturation.Inanycase,parentsusuallycanpresentonlyoneviewpointoftheworld,whilegoodteachingshouldbebasedondifferentattitudes.Thus,whenchildrengotoschoolandhaveagreatdiversityofteachers,theylearnmuchmorethantheirparentscouldprobablygivethem.Furthermore,onceourparentsgetolder,theybecomemoreconservativeandcannotalwaysbeobjectiveinregardtomoderntrendsandfashions.Thusweneedtotaketheiradvicewithcautionduringthatperiod.However,somekindofintuitionwhichIbelievesharedbetweenrelativesaboutwhateverybodyneedsandgreatlovewhichexistsinafamiliesstillmakesourparentsverygoodteachersandadvisersatanytime.

　　Inconclusion,whileparentsarenottheidealteachers,andwell-roundedchildrenwillgenerallyneedagreatdiversityofteachersintheirlivesinordertohaveamoreaccurateviewoftheworld,parentsaregenerallythemostcommittedofallteachersandhavethegreatestemotionalinvestmentintheirchildrenandtheirfuture.