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

It is argued that teenagers ought to be shown how to compete, while other people say that in order to be a better person,

children

need to have the spirit of

cooperation

instead

of

competition

.

Although

cooperation

will help

children

to become excellent

team

player,

competition

on the other hand

will enhance

children

’s ability to be prepared for the

future

. On the one hand,

team

goals and objectives could be attained when each member cooperate and work in unison.

This

means that a

team

of

children

could combine their efforts towards achieving success by not relenting and encouraging themselves.

Furthermore

, there would be a failure in the

team

if there is the presence of any weak link among the members.

For example

, the

cooperation

among the under-13 football

team

of Nigeria that went for African tournament in Uganda won the final match simply because they played together towards the end. In my opinion, coming together with some players will merely be to achieve

team

goals, which is definitely not as important as personal and

future

aspirations.

On the other hand

,

competition

skills in

children

will allow them to prepare for

future

endeavours.

That is

to say that inculcating

this

behaviour in

children

will allow them to do well in life because it is required in a workplace where people are being ranked at the end of every year in order for the company to be able to recognize the best performers.

For instance

, it is shown that

children

that are pushed to excel than their peers are better after some years because they have been taught that success in life comes not only by hard-working but by

also

being competitive.

Therefore

, I agree that working to be the best will take someone

further

in life than simply working along with others. In conclusion, despite the fact that some are of the school of thought that

cooperation

should be taught to school

children

because it might help the

team

achieve success;

however

, I suggest that

competition

is more preferable as it will be advantageous in the

future

working environment.