Some people believe that children’s leisure activities must be educational, otherwise they are a complete waste of time. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your experience.

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1: Today,

education

has become a priority for many parents seeking to secure a good

future

for their children in

this

rapidly changing world. They believe that if their children apply themselves and work hard at school,

then

they will

increase

their opportunities for going to higher

education

and eventually getting a good job. Of course, they are right, and as access to the best

education

and

best

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better

jobs

is becoming

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are becoming

more competitive,

then

it is true that children have to make the best of their

study

time

when they are young.

However

, the parents who do not allow their children sufficient free

time

for

leisure

activities outside school hours are misguided.

Such

activities are far from being a waste of

time

for the children simply because they are not academic. It is important to remember that children need to develop skills other than intellectual ones, and the best way to do

this

is through activities

such

as sports, games and playing with other kids. If they cannot play make-believe games, how can they develop their imagination? How can they learn physical coordination or learn important social lessons about winning and losing if they do not practise any sports? Many children form strong, personal relationships with the friends they play with, and without the opportunity to do

this

, they could grow up emotionally immature or unformed.

Finally

, I think it is

also

important to remember that, children need to relax as well as work. If everything they do must have some educational or academic relevance,

then

they will soon get tired of studying altogether, which is the

last

thing parents would want. (Approximately 271 words) (

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2: The manner in which children spent their free

time

varies greatly from

one

to another. It is argued that pupils should be involved in tasks which are related to

education

in

this

period.

However

, I believe that utilising spare

interval performing

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interval, performing

physical activities and watching television will help recuperate their health and concentration.

To begin

with, young people are required to perform body movements for improving their physical abilities. A good illustration for

this

is the activity planned in the school timetable which always include some periods dedicated to sports.

As a result

, they are forced to get involved in the activities which require motion resulting in maintaining their fitness level.

Thus

, it is apparent that doing

such

exercises will contribute towards the physical development of a child.

In addition

, continuous focus towards studies can result in the problems related to the concentration.

For instance

, if a student is asked to perform an educational task in his extra

time

also

, there are chances that he might start feeling frustrated with studies.

Instead

, if he utilises

this

span for watching television, he can feel relaxed

and thereby

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and, thereby

, he will be more attentive when he starts learning again.

Therefore

, it is obvious that

such

breaks will help them to enhance the attention level. In conclusion, getting engrossed in activities other than

education

not only helps to improve the health but

also

fosters the mental fitness.

Thus

,

this

clearly debunks the idea that pupils should only perform tasks which aim towards the acquisition of

knowledge

in order to avoid wasting

time

. It is expected that parents will be made aware of the advantages of spending free moments doing other tasks for the children in the foreseeable

future

.

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3: In the past, children had more

leisure

time

to do various types of activities

such

as playing games, walking in the parks and gossiping with others. But, now they have no free

time

due to the fact that

this

world is becoming more competitive in terms of educational activities. While I cogitate that

this

policy has some benefits, I believe that children should allow using their free

time

, and it has more advantages. On the

one

hand, there are some effective conveniences to the student life when they will occupy with

study

instead

of wasting

time

by playing, walking, and gossiping.

Firstly

, by spending

time

with educational activities is

one

of the significant trends because students can

increase

their

knowledge

with

this

habit.

This

could result immense advantages to the students whenever they will confront their

future

life.

Secondly

, in some countries, it is not easy to get admitted in colleges or universities without sound academic results. So students who want to be a part of tertiary

education

in these countries need to learn whenever they get any

time

.

For instance

, many countries like Sudan have few

universities

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universities, although

although

they have a vast number of students. From the above explanation, it is apparent that children should utilise their

time

properly.

On the other hand

, it can be argued why kids require free

time

to spend their own ways.

One

important point is that the children, who expend their

leisure

time

with play and other extracurricular activities, they can improve their mental as well as physical growth. As an

example

, if the students play cricket and football, they can learn leadership, responsibility, and so on. Another important point is that the practical

knowledge

of the students will

increase

if they involve with some extracurricular activities. As an

example

, many famous scientists like Einstein was always engaging

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in

extracurricular activities rather than studying.

This

example

makes it explicit that children should permit to use free

time

in order to

increase

their intelligence. In conclusion, it is

consequential that

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consequential, that

children need to play

besides

the

study

in order to

increase

their basic

knowledge

. I deem that students should bestow some free

time

to use their own way that would be augmented to their bright

future

.

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4: Children should spend quality

time

in

extra curricular

outside the regular academic curriculum

extracurricular

activities apart from the

study

. Some people think that

leisure

activities must include educational programs while some

others including

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others, including

me, think that we do not require mixing up

education

with

leisure

activities. According to some people, if children have to learn faster and efficiently, they should include some educational programs as part of their extra activities. They think that by keeping them busy in

such

kind of activities we can help improving their skills and students become more active in their studies. As per my opinion, we should draw a line between the student's

education

and his extra activities. Both of them should not be mixed up. Students nowadays have lengthy course work to

study

entire year. They hardly manage

time

for their extra activities and so if we include educational activities as part of their

leisure

activities

then

they may feel bored. They

also

require changes in their

routined

an unvarying or habitual method or procedure

routine

routines

-life and by providing some new creative tasks in their free

time

it is possible to make them refreshed and relaxed. I think that it

also

helps to improve their skills that actually require for their educational programs.

Moreover

, engaging children in activities like singing, dancing, painting etc.

improves

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Improves

their thinking power and creativity. By participating in these types of activities, students can know their inner ability and strength.

Also

, some of the physical activities like sports and exercise keep them fit and healthy and help them to maintain their physical strength.

One

of

the good

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the best

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examples I want to mention is the summer camp. In summer camps, mostly children explore different sports and creative activities that actually

increase

their self-confidence and keep them relaxed and cool. To draw the conclusion, we should not force children to engage in the

leisure

activities which we want them to do. Let them decide on their

own which

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own, which

activities suit them most.