Some people think that a sense of competition in children should be encouraged. Others believe that children who are taught to co-operate rather than compete become more useful adults.
 Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

People have different views about whether children should be taught to be competitive or

co-operative

involving the joint activity of two or more

cooperative

. While a spirit of competition can sometimes be useful in

life

, I believe that the ability to

co-operate

work together on a common enterprise of project

cooperate

is more important. On the one hand, competition can be a great source of motivation for children. When teachers use games or prizes to introduce an element of competitiveness into lessons, it can encourage children to work harder to outdo the other pupils in the class.

This

kind of healthy rivalry may help to build children’s self confidence, while pushing them to work independently and progress more quickly. When these children leave school, their confidence and determination will help them in competitive situations

such

as job interviews. It can

therefore

be argued that competition should be encouraged in order to prepare children for adult

life

.

On the other hand

, it is perhaps even more important to prepare children for the many aspects of adult

life

that require co-operation. In the workplace, adults are expected to work in teams, follow instructions given by their superiors, or supervise and support the more junior members of staff. Team collaboration skills are much more useful than a competitive determination to win.

This

is the attitude that I believe schools should foster in young people.

Instead

of promoting the idea that people are either winners or losers, teachers could show children that they gain more from working together. In conclusion, I can understand why people might want to encourage competitiveness in children, but it seems to me that a

co-operative

involving the joint activity of two or more

cooperative

attitude is much more desirable in adult

life

.