It is a greatly debatable topic whether children’s leisure activities should be educational or not. As far as I am concerned, I completely disagree with this argument and below I will elucidate the reasons for my standing.
Firstly, society today is advancing at a very fast pace as a consequence there is a high competition in the society. In order to keep up with the competitive world it is the children who are pressurized the most. Not only they are required to study hard but at the same time they are also forced learn other skills from a very young age. Parents constantly put pressure on their children to perform better in their studies so that in future they could take admission in the best of the university and eventually earn good salaries. As such, living in a constant state of pressure has taken a toll on the lives of the children. Much research in the field suggest that 70 percent of the children between the age of 9 to 16 are struggling with mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety. The figures are quite alarming as it shows how the children, who are apparently the future of our nation, are slowly drowning in the fast-moving world.
Given that, I would strongly condemn that leisure activities should have an educational base to them. I believe that leisure activities should be such that allows the child to rejuvenate themselves. Even adults intentionally undertake a leisurely activity every now and then so that they down have a breakdown due to their hectic lifestyle. To quote an example, I once had developed mild depression due to the hectic life style that I have had. Therefore, the only advice that doctor gave to me was to keep myself occupied in activities that I liked. As a consequence, I started going out with my friends to party and other places that made me happy and within a period of 6 months I completely came out of depression. This example shows the activities that I undertook to please myself were not educational, yet they were beneficial and taught me how to be happy.
In conclusion, it is not necessary that a leisurely activity has an educational outcome, what’s more important is for it to be enjoyable. It is not a waste just because there is no educational value to it, rather it provides one of the most important lessons, experience.
It is a
greatly
debatable topic whether
children’s
leisure
activities
should be
educational
or not. As far as I
am concerned
, I completely disagree with this argument and below I will elucidate the reasons for my standing.
Firstly
, society
today
is advancing at a
very
fast
pace as a consequence there is a high competition in the society. In order to
keep
up with the competitive world it is the
children
who
are pressurized
the most. Not
only
they
are required
to study
hard
but
at the same time they are
also
forced learn other
skills
from a
very
young age. Parents
constantly
put pressure on their
children
to perform better in their studies
so
that in future they could take admission in the best of the university and
eventually
earn
good
salaries. As such, living in a constant state of pressure has taken a toll on the
lives
of the
children
. Much research in the field suggest that 70 percent of the
children
between the age of 9 to 16 are struggling with mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety. The figures are quite alarming as it
shows
how the
children
, who are
apparently
the future of our nation, are
slowly
drowning in the
fast
-moving world.
Given
that, I would
strongly
condemn that leisure
activities
should have an
educational
base to them. I believe that leisure
activities
should be such that
allows
the child to rejuvenate themselves. Even adults
intentionally
undertake a
leisurely
activity
every
now
and then
so
that they down have a breakdown due to their hectic lifestyle. To quote an example, I once had developed mild depression due to the hectic life style that I have had.
Therefore
, the
only
advice that doctor gave to me was to
keep
myself occupied in
activities
that I liked. As a consequence, I
started
going out with my friends to party and other places that made me happy and within a period of 6 months I completely came out of depression. This example
shows
the
activities
that I undertook to
please
myself were not
educational
,
yet
they were beneficial and taught me how to be happy.
In conclusion
, it is not necessary that a
leisurely
activity
has an
educational
outcome, what’s more
important
is for it to be enjoyable. It is not a waste
just
because
there is no
educational
value to it,
rather
it provides one of the most
important
lessons, experience.