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.

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If we observe the current trend of parenting, we can see that every parent wants their child to be the best at everything. The
kids
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these days are way
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in doing and learning new skills in comparison with the previous generation. I personally believe that
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among
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creates
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a lot
of pressure on them and they can never be as fruitful
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adult
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as in comparison with the
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who was taught to co-operate from a very young age.
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discuss
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competition
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among children. Some people feel that if they teach their child to compete from a young age, they will be ready to survive in
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competitive
world as an
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. People need to understand that healthy
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is good for
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society but a
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where
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person thinks bad for the other or
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envy
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other, is never an option. In my opinion, I feel the sense of
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in
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will not be beneficial for them when they turn adults because they will think of every single person who is their colleague or a friend as a
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competitor
and they will constantly try to
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them. If by chance they don't succeed in doing so,
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they may end up feeling
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frustrated
and it can lead to depression.
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, there are people who teach their
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to be
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with their friends and learn to share and focus on
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teamwork
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team work
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rather than competing with them. I truly believe that a kid grown up in
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an atmosphere will positively think of everyone as a friend and it can help them to communicate better and be
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a lot
more social as an
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. Our society needs
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kind of adults who helps
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another in every situation and never think of excelling alone and it is only possible if we teach our
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to co-operate with each other
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a very young age.
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, in a cricket match
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side losses and the other side wins, but if we observe closely, every single time
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thing will be constant i.e., the team that plays better as a group wins the match. A player may score a century in a match but if his
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team mates
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do not perform well, their side will
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loose
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the match every single time.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • encourage
  • compete
  • cooperate
  • useful
  • adults
  • skills
  • motivation
  • drive
  • resilience
  • failure
  • workplace
  • empathy
  • social skills
  • reduce
  • stress
  • pressure
  • balanced
  • approach
  • ideal
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