Learning academic subjects in the schools has assumed a greater significance now than ever before. In this context, some people believe that we should suspend sports and games at the secondary level to pay undivided attention to academic activities. In my opinion, since education aims at achieving the all-round development of the individual, extra-curricular activities should also be incorporated in the school education.
Firstly, concentrating on studies with no extra-curricular activities included would tend to make a student dull and unsociable. Often, children are made to study their lessons continuously to get better results in the examinations. However, this would make learning probably a dull and monotonous affair. On the other hand, games can revive and replenish one' s capacities to absorb new knowledge. They revitalise the students' abilities, and that would, in turn, augment their academic studies too. That is why educational experts emphasise the importance of extracurricular activities in the school curriculum.
Secondly, sports make students both physically and mentally fit wherewith they imbibe many positive qualities. That is, students acquire qualities such as punctuality, sportsman spirit, and team spirit and so on by engaging themselves in sports and games. For instance, there is a possibility for both defeat and victory in games, and a sportsman-spirited always takes it positively, as they realise that both success and failure are an inevitable part of every game. Thus, the students can learn how to keep humble at victories and not to be disappointed in defeats.
Therefore, a balanced approach is more desirable. In my opinion, notwithstanding the importance of academic studies, a reasonable amount of time allocated for sports and games would only embellish and enrich the various faculties of both mind and body. In fact, such a decision would have a positive impact on the academic studies as well.
Learning
academic
subjects in the schools has assumed a greater significance
now
than ever
before
. In this context,
some
people
believe that we should suspend
sports
and
games
at the secondary level to pay undivided attention to
academic
activities
. In my opinion, since education aims at achieving the all-round development of the individual, extra-curricular
activities
should
also
be incorporated
in the school education.
Firstly
, concentrating on
studies
with no extra-curricular
activities
included would tend to
make
a
student
dull and unsociable.
Often
, children
are made
to
study
their lessons
continuously
to
get
better results in the examinations.
However
, this would
make
learning
probably
a dull and monotonous affair.
On the other hand
,
games
can revive and replenish
one&
#039; s capacities to absorb new knowledge. They
revitalise
the
students&
#039; abilities, and that would, in turn, augment their
academic
studies
too.
That is
why educational experts
emphasise
the importance of extracurricular
activities
in the school curriculum.
Secondly
,
sports
make
students
both
physically
and mentally fit wherewith they imbibe
many
positive
qualities.
That is
,
students
acquire qualities such as punctuality, sportsman spirit, and team spirit and
so
on by engaging themselves in
sports
and
games
.
For instance
, there is a possibility for both defeat and victory in
games
, and a sportsman-spirited always takes it
positively
, as they
realise
that both success and failure are an inevitable part of every game.
Thus
, the
students
can learn how to
keep
humble at victories and not to
be disappointed
in defeats.
Therefore
, a balanced approach is more desirable. In my opinion, notwithstanding the importance of
academic
studies
, a reasonable amount of time allocated for
sports
and
games
would
only
embellish and enrich the various faculties of both mind and body. In fact, such a decision would have a
positive
impact on the
academic
studies
as well
.