In recent years, due to stiff competition in
almost every area some people opine that competitive sports have a beneficial
impact on children’s education. However, there are some who disagree with above
notion.
There are many advantages of competitive
sports. The first and foremost advantage is that such sports prepare children
for a society that thrives on competition. Competition is a normal part of
human nature and a part of everyday life. Secondly, competitive sports provide
challenges and help children deal with such challenges. Finally, these games
teach discipline and help build character and confidence.
On the other hand opponents on competitive
sports argue that these sports lead to stress which is detrimental to the mental
health of children. If these games are played with a win-at-all-cost attitude
then sometimes unethical means are adopted to win and this is definitely not
what children should learn in schools. Competitive sports also have a toxic
effect on the relation among children. Each child may regard others as a rival
to his own success and it leads children to envy winners and laugh at losers.
In my opinion, competitive sports are good but
over competitiveness should be discouraged. The win-at-all-cost mentality
should not be there. In childhood, competition should be introduced gradually
and children should build skills, participate fully and focus on playing rather
than winning.
In a nutshell, competitive sports have more
pros than cons. Students should play competitive sports because they make them
adapt better to this competitive society. However, schools should take
effective measures to avoid destructive competition.
References:
Alif Rachman Hidayah
Argumentative Writing: Academic
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