There is a public discussion today about whether parents are best teachers. Some people argue that parents obviously are best teachers, but people who advocate the school teachers, on the other hand, argue that parents are not the best teachers. As far as I am concerned, parents are best teachers, because other people can teach us no more than our parents, not only about our studying, but also about our characteristics and morality.
There are a number of reasons for my appreciation parents for best teachers. First, parents can teach us many specific knowledge about our studying. My early studying experiences is filled with the examples of such help from my parents. For example, my mother taught me how to spell and how to use many words. And at the same time, my father taught me about these knowledge about mathematics, physics and chemistry. They also told me how to arrange the time schedule to improve my studying efficiency. For instance, they told me that I should not keep reading or studying all the day, but take a break for fun after reading or studying about one or two hours. This habit really help me to keep the best efficient when I am reading or studying.
Second, parents also will teach us much more about our characteristics and morality. According to a recent survey, it can be seen that most people think their parents have the most important influences on their characteristics and morality. For example, many people in the survey told us they learned the importance of saving water, respecting the old and cherishing the young from their parents, because their parents' behaviors are the best example.Moreover, many other people in this survey told us they learned that people should not fear failure, because their parents taught them keeping trying is the best way to success. Finally, a lot of parents gave a good example of making friends as many as they can, this can help their children have many friends for study and career.
When people appreciate the huge knowledge brought by their parents, isn't it necessary that they give some consideration to the aspects that their parents may be not able to teach them? For example, many parents could not teach their children at their high school about their homework or assignments, just because they really do not remember or understand these. In this case, the school teachers can give much more help, or their schoolmates can do the same thing.
 
Considering all the factors above, we may safely come to the conclusion that parents are best teachers, although parents may not be able to teach their children from elementary school to university.