Ielts Writing Task 2-8

The passage discusses whether modern children have less responsibility compared to children in the past. It presents both sides of the argument. On one hand, children in some countries still take on many responsibilities, while in other places children focus more on education and personal interests. However, the author believes the change is mostly positive. While children in the past helped more with household tasks and caring for family due to social and economic conditions, now families prioritize children's education and development over responsibilities. Overall the trend has led to more positive outcomes like increased literacy and women's empowerment without reducing children's character.

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IELTS Writing Task 2 - 8

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Write about the following topic:

Children in some parts of the world have less responsibility compared to

children in the past. Some people think this as a positive change, however,
others think of it as a negative change.

What do you think?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your
own knowledge or experience.

Write at least 250 words.

Sample Answer:

How much responsibility a child should take and whether modern children are
less interested in performing their duties and obligations is debatable. While
offspring in some countries still take many responsibilities, a great number of
them, in other countries, are busy with their education and personal interests. I
personally believe that the way children take responsibilities has changed over
the time, mostly as a positive change, and to what extent a child should carry
out these liabilities should be determined by the family and social condition.

To begin with, the social, economic and family structure in the past, in most of
the developing and underdeveloped countries, forced parents to distribute
responsibilities among children and it was common for many young children to
work hard and take care of younger family members besides their education.
These young children learnt how to manage budgets, share things with other
family members and face difficulties in life. Those important lessons, according
to many, are no longer spread among the modern young generation and thus
they become more selfish.

However, with the change of the family structure and social norm, people
these days want their children to excel in education and other creative fields
rather than taking care of the family. Joint family predominated the society and
parents had more children in the past. With the rise of the nuclear family and
one-to-two-child-family policy, parents totally focus on a child's education,
unlike the past. In my opinion, blaming children for not taking responsibilities is
an impartial judgement as modern children have far more pressure from
schools and parents. They are not expected to earn money or do house hold
works in a well-to-do family. With the increasing literacy rates, less
discrimination in a family, women empowerment and better lifestyle, the trend
has more positive outcomes, without a doubt.

To conclude, these days we want our children to be the best scorer, best
athlete, and outshine in everything they do unlike the past when parents
wanted assistance from their offsprings to support the family. Thus the changes
have brought numerous developments and the move was inevitable with the
paradigm shift of the social structure.