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. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

The pie charts illustrate the way that a British school spent its annual budget in the years 1981, 1991 and 2001. Overall, the most money was spent by teachers' salaries over the given period, while insurance accounted for the lowest proportion of the budget each year. Teachers' salaries spent 40% of the whole expenditure in 1981, followed by a rise by ten

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in 1991, while

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cost decreased to 45% in the

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decade.

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, the money utilized in teaching resources experienced the same trend, namely, rose from 15% in 1981 to one fifth in 1991 and decreased by eleven

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at the end of

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period.

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, the money went to furniture and equipment showed an opposite change, which accounted 15% in the beginning and decreased to merely one twentieth in 1991, and rose to almost fivefold in 2001. The budget for insurance witnessed a steady growth in the period given, changing from 2

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initially

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to 8

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at the end. In comparison, salaries for other workers became increasingly less important in the total expenditure of

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school, declined from 28% in 1981 to 22% in the

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ten years, and continued to a low-point of 15% in 2001.