Nature and nurture have played a prominent role in the growth and prosperity of human beings and have always been controversial issues. It remains to be seen whether certain talents for sport or music can be inherited or they can be taught.
It is a well-established fact that some people are born with innate talents. In all probability, these people inherit such skills associated with sport, art or music from their parents or ancestors. As a result, they have natural superiority which cannot be compared to those picking up skills through a great teacher. This is why a talented son of a brilliant musician has music appreciation and he is good at it.
However, many people argue that one can flourish by training and practicing, irrespective of having an inborn ability. By way of illustration, consider many artists, musicians or athletes who do not have had any successful family background, but their passions and perseverance have led to acquiring certain skills and attaining more success.
I tend to think that a combination of both training and natural talent is essential to success. Education systems are based on the belief that all children can be taught to gain different skills. True as it may seem, biological factors cannot be ignored. Without natural talent, a hard-working student would not be mastered in art, sport or music, and without the training, a child would not develop specific talents. Therefore, great training and natural talent are closely linked and it is not possible to examine one of them without considering the other ones.
Nature and nurture have played a prominent role in the growth and prosperity of human beings and have always been controversial issues. It remains to be
seen
whether certain
talents
for sport or
music
can be
inherited or
they can
be taught
.
It is a well-established fact that
some
people
are born
with innate
talents
. In all probability, these
people
inherit such
skills
associated with sport, art or
music
from their parents or ancestors.
As a result
, they have
natural
superiority which cannot
be compared
to those picking up
skills
through a great teacher. This is why a talented son of a brilliant musician has
music
appreciation and
he is
good
at it.
However
,
many
people
argue that one can flourish by
training
and practicing, irrespective of having an inborn ability. By way of illustration, consider
many
artists, musicians or athletes who do not have had any successful family background,
but
their passions and perseverance have led to acquiring certain
skills
and attaining more success.
I tend to
think
that a combination of both
training
and
natural
talent
is essential to success. Education systems
are based
on the belief that all children can
be taught
to gain
different
skills
. True as it may seem, biological factors cannot be
ignored
. Without
natural
talent
, a
hard
-working student would not
be mastered
in art, sport or
music
, and without the
training
, a child would not develop specific
talents
.
Therefore
, great
training
and
natural
talent
are
closely
linked and it is not possible to examine one of them without considering the other ones.