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学 海 无 涯 Sample 2: Topic: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement. It is better for parents to let children manage their pocket money when they are young. It is not a new observation that children can get certain amount of pocket money from their parents. However, many people have expressed their doubts on whether children should manage their pocket money on themselves. From my personally perspective, it is a good idea as long as children receive proper guidance and supervision from parents. To begin with, the management of pocket money can help children understand the value of money. The reasons are twofold. For one thing, by dealing with money, children can develop a sense of what they can do with it. Even a very small amount works. Children can establish the sense of making decisions and independence when using their pocket money. For another thing, children can learn to buy things according to their econo mic capability. When the objective costs much more than they can afford, children will realize that there is always a limitation of money. They cannot obtain whatever they want. In this case, children will gradually form the concept of choosing and giving up. Besides, children can develop the good habit on financing. Giving pocket money in proper ways can instruct children to form a benign habit of saving. For example, parents can give children a set amount each week regularly, making it clear that they cannot ask for more money besides this. Such regularly pocket money may be enough for daily snacks, but if children want to buy something big, a story book or a Barbie toy, for instance, they will realize that they need to save some money to afford such things. At the end of a time--perhaps a