Happy Moon Memo
The given argument initially brings up an issue that many parents picked up their children when day-care center has already closed. Although the road construction on I-72 was mentioned in the memo, the owner of Happy Sun Happy Moon day-care center ignores some consequences from the construction and recommends charging regulation for those parents who arrive late. This argument lacks of adequate evidences and reasons behind such determination and thus it may dissatisfy some parents.Therefore, I think the argument needs to be explored more thoroughly which I will explain in the following paragraphs.
The major overlooked assumption is that there are several reasons why parents cannot pick up their kids on time. It is possible that they haven't
received any information regarding times and places of the road construction. As a result, they arrive the center late in spite of their early leaving from workplaces. Moreover, the owner shouldn’t anticipate parents to leave early in order to pick up their children. This expectation is impossible in most occupations because leaving before closing times could be considered serious misconduct in some workplaces. How can author expect parents to do that? For these reasons, the regulation should be revised according to the above suggestions.
It is difficult to believe that charging fee from those parents would be the best choice to cope with such problem. Some parents are willing to pay for the fees if they really have important appointments. For instance, the parents who are doctors might experience emergency cases which will have to spend longer time in their workplace. In that cases, the fees is not a major concern for them to keep their children safe in the centre. To gain this supports, if the owner would like all parents to appear on time, he will have to convince or ask for parents' cooperation rather than using charging policy to force them. It could be a security purpose that persuades the parents to come early because there are no security officers around center after opening hours.
In its present form, the argument fails to provide strong evidences on supporting the claim that charging fee for the parents will definitely solve the center’s problem.To gain more beneficial outcomes, the author should provide additional details of the road construction together with informing their clients of logical reasons for arriving on time in order to obtain maximum cooperation.
The major overlooked assumption is that there are several reasons why parents cannot pick up their kids on time. It is possible that they haven't
received any information regarding times and places of the road construction. As a result, they arrive the center late in spite of their early leaving from workplaces. Moreover, the owner shouldn’t anticipate parents to leave early in order to pick up their children. This expectation is impossible in most occupations because leaving before closing times could be considered serious misconduct in some workplaces. How can author expect parents to do that? For these reasons, the regulation should be revised according to the above suggestions.
It is difficult to believe that charging fee from those parents would be the best choice to cope with such problem. Some parents are willing to pay for the fees if they really have important appointments. For instance, the parents who are doctors might experience emergency cases which will have to spend longer time in their workplace. In that cases, the fees is not a major concern for them to keep their children safe in the centre. To gain this supports, if the owner would like all parents to appear on time, he will have to convince or ask for parents' cooperation rather than using charging policy to force them. It could be a security purpose that persuades the parents to come early because there are no security officers around center after opening hours.
In its present form, the argument fails to provide strong evidences on supporting the claim that charging fee for the parents will definitely solve the center’s problem.To gain more beneficial outcomes, the author should provide additional details of the road construction together with informing their clients of logical reasons for arriving on time in order to obtain maximum cooperation.