The best way to help underachieving pupils is to have compulsory after school activities which they must attend. This way they will become more involved in school and their grades will improve. To what extent do you agree?

Whether or not children should attend extra classes after

school

depends upon the quality of education they receive at

school

. Children who receive excellent coaching from their

school

probably

don’t

have to attend extra classes.

However

,

this

is not always the case. In many schools, there are too many children in one class. It is nearly impossible for the teacher to pay attention to all of them. In my opinion,

such

children will need to attend extra classes after

school

.

For example

, in Mumbai almost all students attend coaching classes after

school

. Private coaching institutes are mushrooming there. They charge a hefty fee. Still, even poor parents send their children to these coaching institutes because they are worried that their children might get poor grades if they didn’t receive extra coaching. Schools in Mumbai are overcrowded and that limits the amount of attention each student can receive from

school

Suggestion

the school

. Students in many parts of the world face

this

problem. In

such

situations extra coaching often becomes a necessity. Unfortunately, there is another side to

this

. When children spend much of their time in schools and coaching classes, they get hardly any time for themselves. Children who

don’t

play often develop health problems like obesity and diabetes. Many of them

also

suffer from anxiety and depression because they are under constant pressure to obtain better grades. A lot of parents and schools simply

don’t

understand the importance of play. Many of them do not even allow their children to pursue extracurricular activities when they are in high

school

. While some students certainly need to focus more on academics to get better grades, others may wilt under too much academic pressure. To conclude, parents should allow children to decide whether they need extra coaching or not. Students enrolled in good schools probably

don’t

need extra coaching. But if parents or the students are concerned that they might need extra attention, there is no harm in attending coaching classes. They should still ensure that they set aside at least an hour a day

for

Suggestion

to

of

play.