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Some people believe that sport is an essential part of school life for children, while others feel it should be purely optional. Discuss these opposing views and give your own opinion. You should give reasons for your answer, and include ideas and examples from your own knowledge and experience. v.2

Some people believe that sport is an essential part of school life for children, while others feel it should be purely optional. Discuss these opposing views and give your own opinion. You should v. 2
Sport continues to be a controversial topic in the school curriculum, just as sport itself has become a controversial industry in some respects. There are valid opinions on both sides, which i will consider now. On the one hand, some people feel that sport uses up time which could be better spent on academic subjects such as exam preparation. In addition, it might be said that it is unwise to force children to do activities which they have no interest in. After all, some youngsters are just not sporty, and should be allowed to study instead. Finally, there are question marks over the wholesomeness of sport itself, with drugging and corruption scandals increasingly common, as we see in cycling at present. Some people believe that this lack of morals sets a poor example to young people. On the other hand, though, one major benefit of sport is that it helps children’s physical development at an important stage. If all their time was spent studying, they would become unfit and their minds would eventually suffer. Furthermore, supporters of school sport emphasize the importance of team building in sports such as football or hockey, which is often felt to be an excellent preparation for adulthood. Finally, many people feel that a competitive spirit, so important today, is fostered by sports at an early age. It is notable, for example, that many successful business people excelled in sport at school. Overall, I feel that sport should be compulsory for school children, because the positive effect on their mental and physical development outweighs the negatives. This is as long as children are given a wide range to choose from, to ensure their interest is high, and that the sports industry itself maintains the highest standards of conduct.
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children
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youngsters are
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Finally
, there are question marks over the wholesomeness of
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itself, with drugging and corruption scandals
increasingly
common, as we
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in cycling at present.
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believe that this lack of morals sets a poor example to young
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.

On the other hand
, though, one major benefit of
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is that it
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children’s
physical development at an
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stage. If all their time
was spent
studying, they would become unfit and their minds would
eventually
suffer.
Furthermore
, supporters of school
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sport
emphasize the importance of team building in
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such as football or hockey, which is
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felt to be an excellent preparation for adulthood.
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,
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feel that a competitive spirit,
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at an early age. It is notable,
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, that
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successful business
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excelled in
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at school.

Overall
, I feel that
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should be compulsory for school
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children
,
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because
the
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positive
effect on their mental and physical development outweighs the negatives. This is as long as
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children
are
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given
a wide range to choose from, to ensure their interest is high, and that the
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sports
industry itself maintains the highest standards of conduct.
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IELTS essay Some people believe that sport is an essential part of school life for children, while others feel it should be purely optional. Discuss these opposing views and give your own opinion. You should v. 2

Essay
  American English
4 paragraphs
293 words
6.5
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