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Some people believe that sports 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

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Some people are of the view that sports should be compulsory for children in
school
 while others argue that sports should be voluntary.
This
 essay will explore both views and it will advocate my support for voluntary sporting activities for children in
school
 On the one hand, proponents of compulsory sports in
school
 argue that it
promote
Suggestion
promotes
 the health of young ones.
This
 is because regular physical
activities reduce
Suggestion
activities to reduce
 childhood obesity and
thus
 prevent health complications associated with obesity.
Moreover
, physical exercises will be in bribed in these young ones as they grow to become healthy teenagers and adults.
Although
 children could participate in sports at home, many parents are busy and
thus
, they do not ensure their children participate in sports at home. Without regular physical exercises, many children will be obese and they may fall sick often. I
however
 disagree with
this
 view.
On the other hand
, compulsory physical exercises in schools will impair on the education of children.
This
 is because children will have less time to learn in
classroom
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the classroom
classrooms
a classroom
 since the time spent in
school
 will be shared between academic pursuits and sports.
For
example in
Accept comma addition
example, in
 Nigeria, many children spend an average of six hours daily in
school
, but if sports is made compulsory, they will spend less time in the classroom and
this
 will result in poor academic performance for many children.
Thus
, I am of the opinion that sports should be made compulsory for children in
school
. In conclusion,
although
 children that participate regularly in sports in
school
 are more healthy, I am of the view that sports should be made voluntary for children in schools so that their education is not impaired.
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