The education you receive from your family is more important than the education you receive from

school.
To what extent do you agree with this statement and why? (250 words at least)

Education comes from many places, not just formal schooling. People learn from their family, their friends, the
television and personal experience among many other ways. Although these avenues of learning are certainly
important, I believe that education within schools is much more important, as it lays the foundations for future
achievement and wider success as I shall show.

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Firstly, formal qualifications which are earned at school are often the entry points to certain careers and jobs. In
order to be a lawyer or doctor, you need to do well at school so you can go on to study for professional
qualifications. Additionally, many jobs ask for basic qualifications in maths and English when you apply. Without
these qualifications, an individual could become limited in what they can do with their professional lives.

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In addition to this, school also prepares you for relationships outside your family, which is an important aspect of
life. School is a good socialisation tool because a student needs to deal with relationships on many different levels,
for example with teachers and school friends, and they also need to deal with threats to happiness such as bullying or
workloads.

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Families are important as often children gain their moral outlook and aspirational goals from their parents. However,
children can succeed without a favourable family setting to a certain extent. It is doubtful whether they could
succeed without schooling.

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In conclusion, although there are many beneficial forms of education, I believe schooling is more important than
education within the family. This is because formal education gives you qualifications and socialisation that the
family cannot offer.

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Paraphase:

receive = gain = collect = obtain = pick up = take