Parents, who fail to send their children to school even when education is given free of cost and as right of every child, are doing more harm to their society and nation than to their children and themselves.

How far can you agree or disagree with this?

Who does not know that educating children is extremely important? But many parents fail to do it, all the educational facilities notwithstanding. I feel that such parents do more harm in several different ways, including harm to society and nation.

A child being properly educated is a great asset to his/family, society and nation in many more ways than one. This is what I feel. Because it impossible to predict which child would turn out to be what. What ever that is, it is education that makes it possible. In case, parents fail to send their children to schools on what ever grounds, it not only harms the child and his/her future prospects, but there is a matter of social and national loss. For example, a poorly educated child is an eye sore in many counts.

Let me explain it. Poorly educated children are bound to grow up like other children, and there will come up to become adults and parents. Obviously, they would be poor parents. The children they beget cannot be healthier, and nor are they going to be educated better. What happens is a cyclic action. This will lead to a set of permanent poor in society. Is a poorly educated child not a loss to family, society and nation? So the onus lies on parents’ shoulders. They should ensure that their children go to school at any cost.

In short, it is right say if parents fail to abide by their duty of sending their children to school, there will be personal, familial, social and national loss. The latter ones are more harmful than the former ones. A nation cannot afford to be called poor for long.

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