Argumentative Essay On Respect Children

In elementary school like the third or fourth grade, my teacher talked about a topic regarding child labor and the duties they had to do like being a soldier. Many of us didn’t realize that children all over the world were forced to work without even being paid or receiving an education. A friend of mine knew a person who used to work as a child and she said how their life was terrible and miserable because they didn’t have much of a future after working as a child because they couldn’t go to school so they weren’t learning. She also said how this person after the experience was depressed because they couldn’t have much of a future and because she didn’t to enjoy her life as a child and instead had to have responsibilities. Our teacher told her that sometimes people don’t know what they have until it's gone like having a few more years to be a child and create those good memories. After school I searched up child labor and asked my parents because I was curious and wanted to know everything about this since I …show more content…
The first reason to support why children should be respected more is because these children are too young in age which sometimes effects decisions. According to Jeffrey Gettleman, he states, “While the number of conflicts involving child soldiers has dropped since 2004 from 27 to 15, human-rights experts estimate that more than 200,000 children worldwide are still being used as combatants, usually against their will. And it isn't just boys: Girls are often pressed into duty as cooks or messengers. Many are subjected to sexual abuse, including rape.” This means some conflicts involving children soldiers has dropped but nevertheless boys and girls are still being forced to be involved. This supports the claim that children should be respected more is that these children are too young in age which sometimes effects decisions because the children are easily taken in and manipulated by officials who believe that there are more children