Please review my essay: Students are more influenced by their teachers than by friends. Hi everyone! I have my TOEFL exam in a few days. Can you please review my essay? Any comment will be appreciated. Students are more influenced by their teachers than by friends. (Agree/Disagree) The Essay: Students spend the majority of their time in school. They communicate with various people in a school environment, especially with their friends and teachers. While some people believe that students are affected mostly by their friends rather than teachers, others strongly disagree. Personally, I believe that teachers have a more direct and profound impact on students’ lives than friends do. First, teachers share a valuable piece of their knowledge to students. Students can learn a lot from teachers about various social and scientific subjects which in turn help them in the future. In fact, a good teacher would inspire young individuals to be in constant learning of new things so that, probably one day, they could make exciting discoveries and inventions. Second, many students count on their teachers’ support and extensive experience. The former take into serious consideration their advice and guidance. For example, whenever a student faces a problem, he can discuss it with his teacher, and together they can devise a decent and proper solution on it. In contrast, if they address a problem to their friends, they can exacerbate the situation owing to the lack of experience. Third, teachers are considered as “second parents” in many societies. They guide them in a right and morally correct direction as their parents do. In addition, Children learn not merely academic disciplines from their teachers, but also about adult life. In other words, teachers including parents serve as a primary example of what qualities and characteristics an adult should possess. Hence, their future personalities would heavily depend on the preception of these adults’ actions. To sum up, I think that students are affected mainly by their teachers than friends because they acquire knowledge, experience and necessary qualities from their teachers. In my opinion, teachers have to realize that their actions affect not only them but also young generations.